Jeanette Armstrong explained about Physical self, Emotional self, Intellectual self, and Spiritual self, all in one skin. The passage mentions the community and how the people came together as one and how they don't leave anyone out. If someone chose to be an individual they say they are "lifeless". The article mentions the language of land, which has taught them their language. The Okanagan people helped Jeanette Armstrong to build bonds with her people by having these principals. 

B. Toastie, the author states how stories tend to get switched up and only the elderly know the real story. In the text on page 7 paragraph 1 it states a Journalist Stephen Powers telling a story about two boys who were trapped in a top measuring worm stone.  Another reason was written by Robert D. San Souci, he wrote with bears instead of boys in a children book. This had caused dispossession,  removal, abuse, environmental, and culture degradation. Cash Cash states that if a place in named or renamed it has an ancestral name or a new name, which you're evoking reconnection, Tohe also states that stories can be persists and it will be attracted to the land as long if we remember the story. This passage helps other people that indigenous places have stories behind them.

 Joe Suina explained life on the reservation and how it started to change when the colonizers started invading their homelands.  Suina talked about his life in the village when it started to change when growing up. He lived with his grandmother, who taught him his culture. When he was 6 he attended the village day school without knowing any English. This caused him to be punished by getting whacked with a ruler. When he got older he started to be embarrassed of who he was. When he was sent off to attend a school run by the BIA, he felt lonely by going to school with other kids from different reservations. This made him miss home and him proud of who he was. When he came home for break she realized things had changed. People weren't going to gatherings to share stories or hosting ceremonies. He had felt the thing just became a memory.

“Native and Indigenous Communities and Mental Health” by Mental Health America, it stated the rates of substance abuse, violence abuse, and suicide. The biggest problem is Native Americans are having problems with accessing care. With a system that struggles to recognize and build on their strengths, Indian Health Services doesn't have a mental health facility that helps Native Americans with obstacles. Some are embarrassed because it may lead to cultural barriers or they don't know where to go for help. With this article the narrator wants to reach people's attention and find a solution.

“Indigenous Mental Health: Facts and Resources” by Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam states the issue on the Indian Reservation. She goes into detail on how the colonizers had a connection to the indigenous mental health today. She goes on and talks about 6 important key factors on why mental health isn't talked about in Native American communities. She is trying to raise awareness on mental health and put a stop to suicide rates.