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I liked when Bingo was telling us about these things and many others and I liked seeing how happy he was to see all the everything there.

I didn’t really like going to the museum, I’d like to learn more about items made by native americans from native americans instead of somebody that knew nothing about it. It upsets me to see somebody’s work just sit in a museum or just sitting in drawers in the back when it could be with the families of the people that made it. I like that they would give it back to the person or families that made it if the family wanted it but they probably don’t know about. I just think there’s too much there that’s unclaimed that could be with the person that made it. If I could learn about it a different way I’d be happy to, I would rather learn about it from someone that still does their work the same way or actually knows about it.

Native culture and college education could go together but I think one would take time from the other whether college is taking time from culture or vice versa but we would have to figure out how to balance both. Maybe you can do both.

In my opinion Native Culture in College could go both ways based on the community and whether to take up to learning your college. Attending a college with a low percentage of Native Americans who haven’t really focused on the culture could be hard. Depending on what college you plan to attend. You can either apply to a college that offers a diverse community that includes Native Americans who share traditions. There are some colleges offered for just Native Americans, who promote and help continue the culture to the best of their abilities also. We will always carry the tradition and represent where we come from and who we are. We can’t forget that. So to answer your question. Yes, you can still have your culture within yourself and attend college. Maybe hard but not impossible.

Reflection:

Today was a benefitting day to go to Pomona College and see lots of different Tribal artifacts and admiring someone else’s ways and how they did it. My favorite artifacts were the baby moccasins, all beaded to the fullest and pulled together to make a beautiful colorful design. Which also made me a bit confused that there were pieces without an explanation and no story on whats behind it. There was little knowledge about the artifacts and someday I wish to see these pieces with the tribes who they belong to.

1) I tried to enjoy it all, but the past was coming back in my head. A strong and spiritual man once wore that Headdress, it shouldn’t be there. It was taken, just like most of Native Culture. Im not throwing any shots, but those memories are there. They aren’t gonna leave my mind ever, Im hopeful and prepared in my mind that someday all the pain and sorrow will slowly leave my people and that every “Artifact” will be returned. Letting go of those lost souls, those Native Ancestors that are looking down upon all of us young Native People and giving us the strength to push through the struggles and fight to find our full culture again.

2) I actually want to attend Haskell Indian Nations University, I know they have programs and majors that include American Indian studies. That’s how I am going to include that part of me! Im gonna follow a path that I know has always been for me.

3) This day has been fascinating, exciting, and a huge learning experience. Realizing that the past really did demolish most of are culture. It hit me like a truck, even when I knew the stories. I still felt that pain in my heart, but over all i’m glad they are protected even if they aren’t meant to be there.

When I was in the museum felt like the lady who was explaining all this stuff didn’t know nothing about it. When Joe came in and actually explained everything about the stuff made me happy because the lady was actually getting mad lol. The people who put all these stuff in a museum should know and learn about the piece. What I wanna major in it won’t mix together into my culture. My day today was pretty good especially theater class because it’s helping kinda getting out of my shell, but overall my day was pretty chill.

1) I feel that the museum is holding a culture even though they mostly think of it as a study. Natives today still hand make the regalia it isn’t history yet because it is still possible to see the dancers with a passion of their culture.

2) I think native culture and college can go together because that is how we are suppose to bring the history back. How we use the language and skills like making baskets or handmade clothes. If it were to be studied and found where it belongs then it should be sent home like the children clothes. After it is studied then the next thing in that museum should be studied and sent home like a cycle. Even though I want to be in business marketing or management I wouldn’t want to see Native hand made work sold online when it should be past down with their story. It wouldn’t be the same if you just buy it online with no history or stories with it.

3) Today I felt very tired like one of my eyes were in pain. But I’m sure i’ll be okay today the acting was okay hopefully tomorrow will be better. I’m really getting into the reading and it is a funny book. Today’s lunch was huge and I loved it!!! i like listening to Joe and Rose because their stories hit the heart with so much love.

Trisha Facts:

I love my best friends!! So become my best friend! 😀  KYLA POLASKY :O

I think bunnies are cute especially the fat ones!

I love wearing sweatshirts

I think mafia was a fun game and we should play it more and we should play volleyball games more.

I love candy like trolli eggs and worms and chocolate I always get around Christmas.

My favorite holiday is Christmas and my birthday

COMMENT ASAP >_O

#1 So I feel like if this headdress belonged to one of my great grandpas. I would want to have it so i can pass it down to my son and then it can keep being passes down so they can have something to remember what there ancestors wore back then. Also being at the museum made me feel a little angry because they took these ancient artafacts from us to LEARN ABOUT THEM and she didn’t even know not one thing about half of the things in there.

#2 Well i was also thinking that I can be a probation at the Tanf office so that i will be helping my own race. I can help my native community as a probation officer by keeping the bad people in check .

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When I got to look at all of these artifacts I was shocked and I thought it was kind of cool but I was kind of mad when I heard the lady say they found one artifact at a burial sight! I was upset buy that I feel like some of those natives should get there artifacts should be returned to the tribe of where they came from.. But I also feel like if they got them back there are some natives out there who will go and sell them and pawn them to get money.. I have seen some native stuff in pawn shops that some white people shouldn’t even know about! Some parts of our Lummi culture is sacred and people don’t know about. So I feel like maybe they shouldn’t give them to the owners but maybe the tribe our contact archives or something. I’m not saying they will go out and do that but there are people who do that.

2. I think some native cultures and college education can go together but not all because like I said not all traditions and our ways of life (Schelangen) should be exposed but some of it that people already know about can be taught. There can be Native History or Native Studies that talk about different tribes and what some of them do. Or take field trips to a tribe near them and talk to the elders about their culture.

3. My day was okay I felt kind of heavy hearted today for some reason. I have no idea why I felt like this I woke up okay and just after about an hour I start feeling not normal. Especially in the Museum because seeing all of those artifacts made me think of the people who had them before they were probably taken. When I was there I thought of the video that Rose showed us about the white people taking the kids from the parents and putting them in boarding schools. Then the other part of the video where it showed all the Native Americans that were piled up dead with other people surrounding them just starring at them. I kind of had a picture of that stuck in my head when I looked at all of those artifacts. Then after that I start thinking of the Sherman Alexie book The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian where the teacher told Junior that he killed the indians. Not literally but he was killing the culture and he was hurting them and killing their culture but not actually killing them, and that he wanted Junior to leave that school because he didn’t want to do that to him. He wanted him to go out and explore and see the world and not stay there. So I think that all of that kind of sort of ties together into one thing. But that’s my day and I DO HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS AND LOOK AT THE ARTIFACTS AND FIND SOME PEOPLE OR TRIBE THAT OWNS THESE AND HOPEFULLY THEY GET RETURNED!! Sincerely- MacKayla Sharon George (:

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2) Fusing my culture and marine biology is very important. When you think about the ocean and my culture you realize that the ocean is our mother. In my culture we got a huge amount of our materials from the ocean. Shells, tar, kelp bulbs, and some of our food. There’s probably way more, but I can’t think about them off the top of my head at the moment. Using marine biology I could help protect and help our future youth’s opportunities of gathering these materials.

3) My day went pretty well. Woke up and played an absolutely intense game of volleyball (intense for it being early for some of our pro girls). After that we went to Pomona College and went to the museum under the building. The building had amazing artifacts and we were glad someone is keeping them safe and in tact. We were hurt and frustrated at the same time because we want them back where they belong. I really hope some day in the future those artifacts get back to where they need to be. After that we went back to Pitzer and went to our college application  class. One of our mentors was more then generous for sharing what her application for the college she;s going to. The Western University class was very interesting today. Not that it usually isn’t, we made our posters about the part of Diabetes they assigned us. Today was a nice and successful day. Thank you.

How I felt inside the Pomona College Museum was very mixed emotions. It was good to see many different Native American Artifacts up and close. But It was sad to know the host didn’t know barely anything about the pieces of art and not where most of them came from. Also she said “We’re hoping someone one day will come in here and tell us more about some of these artifacts and where they came from.” I feel as if they should be trying to find more information out if they’re going to be showing them in their museum. Another thing is that they had many artifacts in their storage unit when they should be displaying them, or bringing them back to their tribe because they’re just to beautiful to not be shown.

Native Culture and College Education can go together, depending on what you major in. Something I was considering in majoring in college was Zoology, and animals play an important role in Native Culture.

My day was long, but fun. I honestly enjoyed seeing the Native American Artifacts. Also we played volleyball on free time and it was the most intense and fun volleyball game I’ve ever played. Another fun game we played was called mafia and it was fun, but it brought many of us strangers a lot closer.

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NYP Superstars,

You guys are amazing! Your posts are insightful, brilliant and beautiful! Your depth reaches far beyond your years. Thank you all for being so candid. Last night we wrote about resources or places where you find support to go to college.

Tonight’s Blog Prompt:

1) Post a Pic of your favorite artifact and how you feel when you were in the Pomona College Museum.

2) Can Native Culture and College Education go together? How So?

3) Reflect on your day

Extra credit: 4)  Comment on someone else’s post. Please make sure that along with showing them some love you respond to what they wrote about.