A young boy’s experience in “kill the Indian, save the indian”,taught him to leave his Indian at home, creating a border between both worlds. Although the worlds never clashed he often felt unsure about himself for he created a liking to the white man's way, making the school successful in their brainwashing. As time passed he began to feel the tug of being pulled back and forth from one life to another. 

My connection to this article is that people in my family have experienced attending boarding schools, such as my grandma who went to Albuquerque Indian School. I haven’t heard her story about it (though I need to ask), but I believe it may be a factor as to why she didn’t pass down our Towa language to her children. My grandma is very fluent in our language and speaks it the majority of the time and even to me, which I understand just sometimes not fully. I don’t want to place the blame on her but she did fail to teach us and her kids, even though it is never too late to learn. 

Suina, Joseph. “Ana I went to school: memories of a pueblo childhood”. Pg 1-6, reprint with permission of the author from the New Mexico Journal of Reading. Winter 1985, Vol 1, No 2. “Rainbird” illustrations. 

In this article, it addresses the shortage of vets. In 2019, 190 regions in 44 states were declared as suffering from a lack of food animals or public health vets. The Bill Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act was set in place to eliminate taxes on programs to practice in rural areas. which followed the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program to help pay for student debt, both contributing to address the shortage.

In my community, we don't necessarily have a source of veterinary care so we do technically qualify as one of the areas that suffer from a shortage. Although we do have a small business located in San Ysidro called "Loretto's Veterinary Clinic" run by my grandpa, Raymond Loretto, former Governor of Jemez Pueblo. Though he mostly works with livestock of others or his own, he tries his best to provide any animal care he can. Unfortunately, I believe we still are in a crucial state of shortage with the amount of rez dogs roaming the pueblo. 

The wrongful possession of exotic and endangered animals being kept against their will is either a sign of. Although they may have been cared for, the possession of them was a violation of all sorts. This leads to the thought of why would any human invest in this. 

My initial thought about this article was why would someone willingly hold approximately 104 animals in their care without the proper necessities needed for the animals. Maybe out of loneliness?  I understand that animals do tend to act as a support system to most people. This is why I only wish the investigation would have been more of an interrogation of the "owner" (Matthew S) just to pick his brain. I know that the animals held captive were seen as a priority but in favor of myself and others, he should have been further questioned about his actions. 

Ortiz, Aimee. "More than 100 Animals Seized from Long Island Home." The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024, www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/nyregion/ostrich-animal-hoarder-long-island.html 

This article mainly focuses on the three categories of animal cruelty. First, producing is the number of farmed animals slaughtered each year for food. Second, consuming, animals are housed in factory farms for consumption. Third, sanctioning, the laws and regulations of animal welfare based on the country's social and cultural attitudes. 

The amount of farmed animals being slaughtered for consumption in the United States, over 77 billion, is unimaginable. This gets me thinking about my amount of consumption of meat as an indigenous woman. No matter the amount of data shown about the helpless animals being held against their will, there isn't much we can do to change our lifestyle to try and benefit these lives. This event is very unfortunate but sadly it will continue with or without our contribution as humans. 

"Animal Protection around the World: Who Ranks Best and Worst?" YouTube, YouTube, 30 Aug. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v+nS6eMpts3tU.