Citations: 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.

Here is the summary of ¨Sharing One Skin¨ by Jeannette Armstrong. She is Okanagan and is also a member of the traditional council of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia. In the first few paragraphs, the author talks about Jeannette Armstrong and her parents. The author talked about where her parents were from and what kind of people they were. Like her mother was called a ¨river indian¨ and her father ¨mountain people¨. The author also talked about ¨The Four Capacities of Self.¨ The first capacity or difference is the Idea of how we think of ourselves as humans. The second difference talks about community and family. The third difference talks about Okanagan´s perception of self and the dominant culture. The fourth and last difference is that we are all part of the earth in some type of way.

Citations: Horse, Perry G. ¨ Native American Identity." New Directions for Student Services, no. 109, © Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2005. Pp. 61-68.

The ¨Native American Identity¨ is mentioned in the first paragraph. The author's grandmother says “Someday we’re all going to be like white people.” She had noticed that her younger people don't want to speak their language as much. The author also states that we live our lives as white people, we have jobs and make mortgages. We also make car payments, we listen to their music and dance like them. But even though we do all the white people things we are still Navajo, Comanche, and Apache, etc.

citetaions: Solar Optimum [Rainier Solar]. (2012, July 25). The History of Solar Technology [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvJh_hAltg

In this video, the voice-over talks about the history of solar technology. Some of the talking points of this video are in the 7th century b.c people used sun rays to make fire by using magnifying glasses. In the 2nd century B.C, Archimedes used the reflective properties of a bronze shield to light a fire on giant warships. Then getting into the 1900’s we saw more development in solar technology. Instead of using sun rays to make fire or destroy something. We are using the sun rays to store it and becoming more efficient. Then the video also states that going more into the modern world people are using the solar rays for more practical purposes and not for weapons.

Citetations: Richardson, L. (2020, July 15). What is the history of solar energy and when were solar panels invented? Solar News. https://news.energysage.com/the-history-and-invention-of-solar-panel-technology/

The first three paragraphs talk about the history of humans using the sun as a tool and for helping tell time or keep them warm in the winter months. These are some of the ways that humans being have used solar technology. Using the sun to make fires with magnifying glasses. The Romans and Greeks used “burning mirrors” for ceremonial purposes. In the 1200s A.D, The Pueblo Natives known as the Anasazi situated themselves in south-facing abodes on cliffs to capture the sun’s warmth during cold winter months. Getting into the late 1700s and 1800s, researchers and scientists have found a way to use the sun to power steamboats and ovens for long voyages. Then the article goes on to talk about how the idea of solar cells was invented, who invented them and, how they were used. Then it also talks about what other events had a significant impact on the history of solar technology.

Citetation: Solar Choice. (2020, January 2). Who invented solar panels? Solar power history. https://www.solarchoice.net.au/invention-and-history-of-solar-panels/

This article talks about who thought of the idea of a solar panel. Also, it talks about who discovered the photovoltaic effect. A 19-year-old French scientist Edmund Becquerel was the one who discovered the photovoltaic effect. He is the person behind the solar cell. But in 1923 Albert Einstein explained the theories of the Photovoltaic effect and got a Nobel prize from it. Then it shows a diagram of the history of solar energy.