Senior Honors Project Spring 2022

Culture Preservation through Covid-19 in Santo Domingo Pueblo

Cherilyn Grace Garcia

Santo Domingo Pueblo / Acoma Pueblo

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¨Sharing One Skin¨ Jeannette Armstrong

In the article ¨Sharing One Skin¨ Jeannette Armstrong talks about her community in ways of using the four capacities of the self physical self, emotional self, thinking- intellectual, and the spirit of self. We use this in our lives by showing our power in the way we live and do things on our own. Showing what a community looks like by accepting everyone who is part, for who they are, and what they learn from our traditional ways. As in the article, Jeannette says even if you are not from Okanagan you will be accepted. Knowing your identity is to be more connected to those who are also a part of the things you know and teach them your ways of learning, to do things in a kind manner, and to be kind to those who have been passing the generations down.

Armstrong, Jeanette. ¨Sharing One Skin: The Okanagan Community,¨ in Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith (eds), The Case Against the Global Economy. San Francisco, CA,

Sierra Club Books, 1996. Pp 460-470.

Native American Identity

In the article Native American Identity there are children that are losing their identity in the native language. As Grandmother speaks to them she says ¨some say we're going to be like white people¨ because white people don't have a tradition when they lose their language there may not be anyone to teach the younger generation after them to keep the tradition alive. The Tribal governments can determine who is or is not a member of a given tribal nation and have a certificate of Indian blood.

Horse, Perry G. ¨Native American Identity.¨ New directions for Student Service, no. 109. Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2005. Pp. 61-68.

Adverse mental health effects of covid-19 on children and teens

Covid-19 has created mental health problems such as suicide in young children leading up to 12-17-year-olds. In the United States, the increase in mental health problems has brought emergency departments. By providing safe contact to those who need help setting their mind right. With others to talk to when there is a problem or situation that they are stuck in and they can’t get out of. Looking for efforts to save children, and teens from going into depression, saving children’s lives by training, mentoring their mindset into the right direction with Covid-19 putting more stress into their mindset by having to set different priorities for yourself. The NIMH their mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses.

For the Children of color going through facial racism causes the effects on their mental health with dealing with bullying, things on news, also protest they have to see, thinking they are alone in a fight against others, not being able to go out and see who all supports the BLM. In ways of having to stay home because of Covid-19 protocols. Which also affects the children’s learning and history of the past life. Not being able to go out and support their wealth and Instead, they are being brought down. Also having to face others’ opinions, reasons which Covid-19 has added to ED presentations by youth for stress, anxiety, and depression. From being alone for such a long period of time by not being able to talk to anyone, also such as a counselor.

The impact of covid-19 on education provision to indigenous people in New Mexico.

Education moving onto the online arena and knowledge that is accessible to all into the education that represents traditional groups and cultures. Poverty, Malnutrition, low living standards, racism, discrimination to their culture. The children must be offered in their own language most commonly spoken in the group to which they belong. Pre-school ( 3 to 5 years of age) elementary ( 6 to 11), middle school (12 to 14 ), and high school ( 15 to 17 ). Indigenous communities are having trouble connecting students due to the limited access they have to academic training the difference in access to technological tools between the non-indigenous population. Also, the education effects of indigenous people were that they had to focus more on school than their native ways.

Pfizer CEO Says COVID Vaccines, Boosters Needed to Break Cycle of Disease Even with Effective Pills

“Booster shots are needed because without them we will never get rid of this vicious cycle of the disease.” with the booster people are still experiencing side effects such as harsh breakthrough infections and symptoms, and that’s where Pfizer’s new pill would be most useful. If it gets approved, administered in combination with a widely used HIV drug, cuts the risk of hospitalized or death by 89%. In high-risk of adults who’ve been exposed to the coronavirus. These pills that they are creating would be a big game-changer in the ongoing global pandemic fight.

Mendez, Rich. “Pfizer CEO Says COVID Vaccines, Boosters Needed to Break Cycle of Disease Even with Effective Pills.” CNBC, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2021, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/05/pfizer-ceo-says-covid-vaccines-boosters-still-needed-even-with-pills.html.

Coronavirus new from around the world: Covid-19 update

A health administration official has revealed that Burlin has struck preliminary deals for extra 50 million vaccine doses in the summer. December was the deadliest month of the pandemic so far in Germany, the number of daily deaths remains high reaching a new record on Friday. Pfizer vaccines are arriving by the day, just 600,00 doses that are reaching vaccination centuries throughout the country on Friday. Recipients say that the wait for getting the vaccine was worth it. An old lady that was interviewed who had gotten the vaccine for the first time says. “ for me its like winning the lottery my children didnt allow me to leave the house I had to stay at home all the time so its grate being among the first once to get the shot.”

How Covid-19 Changed our holiday tradition

An article I read was about how Covid-19 changed the holidays such as in-person celebrations with family were canceled people had to do family gatherings a different way such as having to create a zoom with family, also even church had to be held on zoom. With that elders apart of the family were not able to be a part of the family party such as being able to cook a special meal that they may have a secret recipe for or maybe the meal that brings the family together as in the article they say that “Grandma couldn't come to make the Pizzellas.” “our traditions are actually changing all the time, but when change is forced on us, it feels violating.” some people are doing things differently from the way they used to be before the pandemic such as people setting up for holidays, decorating different, also creating different meals such as having less traditional meals others make and bring to the family gatherings. e so it grates being among the first once to get the shot.”