This article was about lost land marked names from the past. El Capiton was named after Indian-Killing milltia. Mythic also changed the way you look at the land. Colonizer names are used to supress the native connection to the land.

In “Sharing One Skin,” Jeanette Armstrong explains how all people, animals, and nature are connected like one living family. She shares Indigenous beliefs about respecting the Earth and caring for each other because everything in life depends on balance and harmony. Armstrong also talks about how humans should stop thinking they are separate from nature and instead work together to protect the world. The article teaches that when we care for the Earth and other people, we are also caring for ourselves.

Armstrong, Jeanette. 1996 "Sharing One Skin: The Okanagan Community". Pp. 460-470 in Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith (ed.), The Case against the global Economy, San Francisco, CA: Sierra club Books.

In “And Then I Went to School,” Joe Suina talks about his experience going to a Native American boarding school as a child. He explains how leaving his home and culture was difficult because students were expected to speak English and follow strict rules instead of their Native traditions. Suina shares how these schools changed many Native children’s lives and separated them from their families and identities. The article helps readers understand the struggles Native students faced while trying to keep their culture alive.

Joe Suina (1985) “And I went to school”. New Mexico Journal of Reading 

The article from the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) explains that the organization was created in 1985 to promote music therapy around the world. WFMT supports music therapists by encouraging research, education, and teamwork between different countries and cultures. The article says music therapy uses music to improve people’s physical, emotional, social, and mental well-being. WFMT’s goal is to make music therapy more available and respected worldwide while helping communities heal and connect through music.

About. www.wfmt.info/about#who-we-are.