8/9/14 - Day 12: Spokane Tribe Indian Reservation

Twa-le Abrahamson-Swan: Tribes Air Quality

 Twa-le spoke about some projects she previously worked on, and some she is currently working on. The project I was most interested in was the Uranium Mine. If animals and water around the pool of uranium ended up mutated or dead. I would like to do some further research in the project site later on. 

George Hill: Artist

 Hill attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. He told us that all of his artwork, has some sort of Cultural Story behind it. The paintings were very neat, he is the Native Picasso! 

8/7/14 - Day 11: Spokane Tribe Indian Reservation

Drum Road Logging Unit

 Warren Seyler brought us by the 80-800 acre logging unit. In the unit they decide which trees to take out, use fire as a mechanism to keep the brush down, and also use thinning. 

 Anderson Ranch

#SELFIE (:

Shop

Bear Trap!

 Bear Trap #2! 

 Speaking about the native and non-native plants

 Elk Chute, and another trap in progress!

8/6/14 - Day 10: Spokane Tribe Indian Reservation

Fish Shocking & Relocating!

Arrived, and everyone is gettin situated with gator

 boots and mesh nets to catch some minoes!

Walkin along little Tshimikan Creek, gathering a few hundred minoes!

Oh, yah know, SELFIE's just cause! (: 

         some. . . of the White Swan Students! WhooHoo! (:

Ray, Calista, Alyssa, Jesus, Jessica

Minoes that everyone caught!!!

Relocating of the Minoes! 

 Relocated the monioes that had beencaught into a stream that lead into the McCoy Lake, before the creek we got them from dried out, and to also feed the larger fish in the lake. 

8/5/14 - Day 9: Spokane Tribe Indian Reservation

Wellpinit High School / Middle School

We have arrived to the Spokane Tribe Indian Reservation! Camp is basically just around the corner at the powwow grounds! We arrived, unloaded everything and got to shower! WhooHoo! (:

8/4/14 - Day 8: Umatilla Indian Reservation

1. Tamástslikt Cultural Institute

In the Museum, it was posted to not take any photos of the artifacts and stuff inside. 

CTUIR: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 

Education Outreach Coordinator: Wenix Red Elk

Wenix Red Elk gives her presentation about the First Foods, how and why they are important, and what they are doing to ensure that "the tribes are here to stay for the next 7 generations" 

Presentation Posters she had made.

 

8/3/14 - Day 7: Umatilla Indian Reservation

Loveda Red Elk

Loveda shows us some of her and her family's glass work. Loveda also explained about how everything has a melting point, and that fire turns a solid element into a liquid element. She also informed us that the 1st glass and the 1st metal came from volcanoes from all the heat and fire.

Chrissy, workin hard on her glass piece! 

Jessica C.'s glass piece!

Red Elk glass work. Beautiful!

Sheryl's glass piece! (: