Sharing One Skin was about an Okanogan lady who describes her way of growing up. She goes into depth with her language,culture, and traditions and tells her story. Also she describes the four capacities of self which is the whole main idea of this story. She explains how we are as humans and how we react with the environment around them. Language is the most important thing to an Okanagan because it tells what kind of people they are and they are proud of it.

My connection in the story was on point. I liked how she produces setting throughout the story and keeps it going with language. I connect with her when she says,¨We think of our language as the language of the land.¨(Armstrong 4) We as Zuni´s would think the same too because our language connects to mother earth it is why we are here. We can never forget this language because it is what helped us with genocide and other problems we had before. This was just an overall good article about tradition and culture.

Perry G. “Native American Identity.” New Directions for Student Services, no. 109, © Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2005. Pp. 61-68.

The article Native American Identity talks about the Native Americans of today. Young people have chosen not to speak their language and slowly we are becoming the white man. We have adapted to their ways like government, English, and their packaged foods. People back in the 50´s recall being called American Indians and they were fine with that. America is white-privilege and the Native American people are struggling with adapting and living in a white dominated society. Colonialism is what affected the Native American culture and yet there is no culture left behind.

To me I felt like this article hit all the spots that nobody likes to talk about. I think this is true as we move on with life. In Zuni I hardly see any kids learning the language at home or at school. I think it's because they're no job opportunities in the pueblo. That's why people move out and they become more like white people. It's sad because these people come back home and they are lost. To me this article is speaking facts. I only fear that we do not end up like white people. This was another good article to read and to share my experience about it.

Bertolet, Jennifer L. "Trail of Tears." The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2021, americanindian.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1385378. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

This article was about the Trail of Tears and how it started. It was a time when the Cherokee nation and Euro-Americans didn’t like each other. There was gold on their land and they were forced to move. Andrew Jackson was not happy and he was determined to get that piece of land. The Cherokees were held at gunpoint and were told to leave as they could not grab their belongings. The journey was about 1,200 miles and they made it to their destination. This is what makes them resilient because they have made history and we are here today reading about it.

I think also this impacts elders because it was a historical event. Things like this have an impact on a community because who knows if some of the people who did not make that were they religious. Because I would think they would want to give of the teachings that they were brought up with and pass it to the younger generations. This is how history has an impact on us.

Mokuau, Noreen. “Life Themes of Native Hawaiin Female Elders: Resources for Cultural Preservation.”Social Work, file:///media/fuse/drivefs-85b2d25631018a290f0843d76335758c/root/Native%20Hawaiian%20Female%20leaders-Resources%20for%20cultural%20preservation.pdf. Accessed 10 Mar. 2021

This article started its research by interviewing 6 women who lived outside the residential care facility for the elders and poor people. They listed their research in three phrases listed as Preparation, Oral Interview, and preservation. It seems like in Hawaii they care about love and how it is special between the family. They all work together as a team to preserve their knowledge to their young ones. Also it talks about nature like it has a life and the women connected to how it was related to their culture and traditions.

My connection to this is that it seems like these women have a big role in the community. Just like us Zunis our women are vital to the way of life. Without them we wouldn't be here. I also like how these women talked about the land and how it tides and connects between their spiritual beliefs. It seems like this article had a good strategy to get this information out. We are all alike in some way.

Fairchild, Seth. “Native American Oral Storytelling & History.” Youtube, Upload by Tedx Talks, 3 Nov. 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JcKbN_GjCE

This video was about Celia, a Native woman who went to the federal court to get her recognized as a Native American. He also mentions when an elder dies a library dies with them and it's true. He states why he did this project and it was to look back as Native American people and see how much progress we’ve made, the bad and good. He also states that history is important because without it we are lost. He makes this talk as if he were talking to young people.

I feel like I very much connect to this video. This guy speaks a lot of facts in this video even when he states that when an elder dies a library dies with them. He states how if we do not learn our history we are lost without it. Without it we wouldn't be able to move forward like how he mentions in his video. This guy makes a good presentation on why it is important to be Native American and the history behind this video is gold.