Colonizers renamed places to libraries, streets, and counties across the country and the names would be something like Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson. Pg.1/8

This paragraph was about when colonizers renamed places they “discovered” and made streets and counties and libraries and capitals and renamed streets and counties after someone important like Washington or Jefferson to honor them. So there would be Jefferson Street or Washington Road so a lot of people loved there and it would forever be known as those things.

A lot of places have stories that are important for us because we have to remember them because they tell us something about ourselves and our past. Pg. 2/8 

This paragraph was about the Okanagan having many of its ceremonies in places that are sacred. and have stories that are very important to them and their people because they tell them something about themselves and their past.

Colonial place names lack deep connections “A lot of places were named after males,” said the if someone was in the military or had some great powers in the government they get a piece of land named after them. Pg. 4/8

This paragraph is about how places are mostly named after males. and if they are named after males they have to be of great power like the military or the president or just someone that helped change history. and it's very rare that they are named after a woman. 

“When an indigenous place in named, or renamed, either its ancestral name or a new name, then you’re evoking reconnection,” Cash Cash said. The experience of loss or removal becomes part of your history and your healing. When non-natives approach the landscape with openness to its lessons, he added, they can learn their place on it  Pg. 7/8

This paragraph was about how an indigenous place is named or renamed it either has to be an ancestral name or a new name. but so much land and history are lost because there are more places named after people in history like Washington or Jackson and there aren't a lot of places named after Native American people.

According to an article that talks about boarding schools but I will focus on “The First Indian Schools '. The first school was named Carlisle Indian Industrial School; U.S. Army officer Richard Pratt ran it. His goal was to cut Native American children off from their tribal identities, languages, and traditions. Pratt’s educational experiment began in the 1870s with 72 Native men, mostly Cheyenne. They were imprisoned in an old Spanish fort at Saint Augustine, Florida. After they “graduated” he wanted to recruit students for his new school, Pratt visited the Sioux of the high plains. In 1879, 169 Students traveled eastward to form Carlisle's first class. 

This relates to my topic because this is where education started. were Native Americans forced into Western schools and were forced to learn English and not practice their traditions. 

An according to "American Indian/ Native American Studies and education experience". I will focus on today's Native American education. Education is the “key” to understanding the basic things of the past, present, and future of Native American people. Some say that education is viewed as a way to improve the well-being of individuals and communities. But we still don't see public schools teaching about Native American experiences or points of view.

 The video I watched talked about many important dates that happened throughout Native American history in 1877 congress built schools for Indians but it also includes dates of when some boarding schools were built like the Albuquerque school built in 1884 and of course the Santa Fe Indian School which was built in 1890. And she talks about other types of schools like Parochial or mission schools, Industrial, or even reservation bureau of interior controlled schools. 

This relates to my topic because kids who were as young as 5-6 years old were sent to the Santa Fe Indian school when it was still a government-run boarding school. They didn't have time to learn their traditions and language, like the older kids who at least had some experience in their tribal communities. They were forced to learn Western education and ideologies instead of the native way.

An article that was posted during Native American heritage month and a guy named Joseph Brophy Toledo brought a “skinny stick” and a ball. But he says there is not just any stick and ball "The shiny ball represents the 'earth ball.' The sticks represent the 'generational stick,'" and that's only a part of his and his partner Roger Freagua's transitions. They say sharing games like shiny stick opens the younger generation to accept other traditional teachings like traditional native cooking. I think this is very important because we need to keep traditions alive and there's no better place than a classroom setting. because the kids will be excited to learn something new and also learn their traditions. But also we can incinerate traditions in a classroom setting. 

This relates to my topic because children need to learn things before they start primary school they need to understand what is going on in a classroom. And early childhood education can also help in the long run. But if we don't have the funds for the program we won't be able to help children who need help with things. 

In the article, “Creating an Inclusive Early Childhood Professional Development System in New Mexico, USA” the author talks about creating a state-comprehensive professional development program for the preparation of early childhood personnel in the USA requires a development framework that is inclusive and responsive to diversity. So for the state of New Mexico the experience and lessons that are to be taught in the professional development system in early childhood that is culturally and linguistically responsive. So children will learn about different cultures that maybe not be their own cultures but cultures that they have never seen before. So they can learn that their culture and language isn't the only one out there. 

This correlates to my topic because native cultures can be taught to the youth and not just native youth. It can be taught to non-native children too so they can know more about Native Americans so it can to taught to Spanish, white, Asian, etc. so more children can learn and know more about different cultures that maybe are as seen as other cultures. But also so children can know that there are a lot of cultures out in the world and not just their own.

According to,  “Early childhood department hires new head of Indigenous Education,” Cotillion Sneddy, a member of the Navajo Nation, will serve as the assistant secretary of Native American education for the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department. And Sneddy will consult with the nations, tribes, and pueblos across the state as the department aims to place a higher priority on Indigenous communities, languages, and culture.  

Sneddy said that Native American early education is a huge asset to ECECD as they seek to advance the goals and priorities of New Mexico’s 23 tribes. Groginsky highlighted the need for intergovernmental collaboration during a budget presentation Monday before the Legislative Education Study Committee. Groginsky requested a $750,000 increase in allocations for tribal programs from the Early Childhood Trust Fund for the fiscal year 2024. Sneddy brings 24 years of experience in early childhood education, including as a teacher's assistant and home visitor with Head Start, a video that's titled Helping first nations, Indigenous Early Learning, and Child Care Framework. 

This connects to my topic because funding is a problem for anyone but especially Native American tribes. and so tribes don't really have a good Early Childhood Program because of funding and so this is an opportunity for tribes to rebuild so it can be up to date and maybe hire people from their tribes to teach the language and traditions to the children. And so that children can know their traditions in the classroom and not just from home.

A video titled Helping First Nations| Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care talks about how the government of Canada is committing 1.7 billion dollars over ten years for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Nations to help their communities and promote high-quality early learning and childcare for indigenous children and families regardless of where they live in Canada. And over half of the people who are trained and getting skills are women but they face a challenge because they don't have support for their families and their children they will have programs to help them place their children so they can be taken care of while they work. And so through this program, they are allowed to teach their way and their language to help keep it alive.  

This relates to my topic because this is an opportunity for tribes who are losing their traditions to try and reconnect. And even teach their traditions and language to the younger generations before it is lost and gone forever. And so when they grow up they will know their traditions and now their languages. they can teach other people who might want to learn or maybe teach their children. And So it can be brought back and so it won't be forgotten.