Protecting What's in the Wild:
Wildlife Management in Jemez Pueblo
Wildlife Management in Jemez Pueblo
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Identity
Thomas Sando. "sunset" 4 November 2025.
By Jeanette Armstrong
In this article, Armstrong stated that the author is from the Okanagan tribe. Armstrong noted that her mother is a river Indian, and she is from Kettle Falls. Kettle Falls is located on the Columbia River. She said when she was inrtoducing herself she did it in the Okanagan languae. Okanagan means “the ones who dream and land together.” Another thing that she stated in the article that was interesting to me was the part where she explained, “ I do not speak for the Okanagan people but my knowledge comes from my Okanagan heritage."
Armstrong, Jeanette. 1996 “Sharing One Skin”. The Okanagan Community. Pp. 460-470 in Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith Leds. The case against the Global Economy, San Francisco CA: Sierra Club Books.
By Joe Suina
This article was about how they took Joe to boarding school and made him learn English. This article also talked about how Joe wasn't allowed to speak his own language. It talks about how Joe was forced into the white man's way of life. It also states how it affects not only homes, culture, and language, but the identity of Mr Joe. This article also made me see how badly they were treated. It stated that if they were to speak there language, they were hit or whipped.
Current State of the Issue
This article was about the Mexican grey wolf. They talked about how the wolf population increased by 24% in New Mexico and Arizona. The debate also talks about what it takes to save this species. The recovery of the wolf is a continuous issue. The Legal challenges and debate over lethal vs non lethal methods highlights the difficulties of the wolf.
Ashley Sando. Buffalo Dances. 2019
By: Kevin Bixby
The article discusses the need for New Mexico to update its wildlife laws. These are mostly based on laws that are over 100 years old. The old laws mainly focus on game species that humans hunt (deer, elk, antelope, etc.). This could not only expand the authority of wildlfie management but also help secure funding from sources beyond just hunting and fishing.
Global Connections
Ashley Sando. Senior Night. 2026
By: Robert Draper
This article was about the Indigenous rangers in Virunga. The park has improved protection for the animals in their natural habitats. The park was hiring indigenous park rangers to protect the animals. They also payed them well, going from $5 a month to $200 a month. The idea of hiring indigenous park rangers was to save the animals and also save the park. The park also payed for half of their income to the tribal community because it was their land.
Unknown. Game Time. 2025
By: Colette Derwoiz
This article discusses a report of reintroduction to Bison in the Banff National Park. The reports highlight the importance of traditional Indigenous knowledge in ensuring the success of the bison reintroduction. The Stoney Nakoda Nation conducted a cultural assessment to understand bison habitat, behavior, and practices from the Indigenous Perspective. This assessment helps reconnect the Stoney Nakoda Nation to their traditional lands and contributes to their cultural well-being.
Ashley Sando. November Feast Day. 2025
By: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
This article discussion was about trying to get Indigenous Guardians for the Banff National Park in Canada. It stated that Indigenous Guardians act as "eyes on the ground." The article also talked about saving the environment at the National Park. The National Park is a sacred place to the Native Americans, and they want to keep it safe from illegal hunting, trapping, and more.
The day I did this action Plan was on Saturday, November 16, 2025. The people involved in my action plan were my brother and I. The plan for this activity was to take a hike with my parents and siblings on Sunday, November 17, 2025, so they could tell us how much our mountains in Jemez have changed from when they were younger. The plan had backfired because my parents and little sister couldn’t make it, so my brother and I talked to ourselves on how much the mountains had changed. Due to this, I decided to do my action plan with my brother, because we were already in the mountains, turkey hunting. We had taken a hike and picked up some trash on the way. To me, I think this activity came out pretty well, because we had filled up a trash bag full of trash. I think this activity came out well because we also got to see a lot of wildlife. My brother also just talked about how sad he is to see this much trash being thrown out into the wilderness without any care for Mother Earth or the wildlife. The quote that he had stated was “To me, it is sad to see people throw out the trash they made out into the wild, probably knowing the effects it will have not only on Mother Earth and the animals, but the people in our community…”-Isidore Chinana 2025.
The day I did my second and final action plan was on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The plan for this activity was to ask some of my peers in the dorms about what they felt about pollution and littering. The main goal for my action plan 2 was to go off campus during school hours to go fishing at the Pecos River and maybe pick up trash across the riverbank. I had come up with this action plan because one day I was wondering if my peers knew the effects of pollution and littering. The outcome of this activity was pretty good, because I got to teach my peers a deeper spill of pollution. The quotes that I got from them were “I hate when I go into the mountains, and I just see trash lying on the floor, as if people don't care about Mother Nature”- Wibert Sandia. “Do people even care about the beautiful earth god has created for us?”- Brayden Magdalena. “We destroy what we have been given”- Jesse Chinana. I think these were the most powerful quotes that I got because they are right. Why are we destroying the land that has been created for us by the creature? To me, I don't think a whole lot of people wouldn’t know the answer to this question, nor would they want to answer.