Jeannette Armstrong is Okanagan, Who is a member of the traditional council in British Columbia. She shares her story with us about how she identifies herself and the responsibilities that come along with it. She talks about the different selves  which are the physical, emotional, thinking-in-tellectual, and spiritual. she has followed these to help her in ways that make her stronger as being indigenous. She also talks about how connections can have a big role on who you talk to. Some that wwe may not even see. It was difficult for her because she had to see these things to help her and the community she was from. Communicating with others was to exchange information. And lastly she talked about how extended family is important in sharing one's skin.

 In this story the author talks about the different sacred places that have names that indigenous people acknowledge. I think it also talks about the importance that we have with certain places. I know that in the story there was harm being done to these places. They were also being vandalized and damaged by people that didn't know the area that they were in and whose land they were on. I also learned that these places help us as we ask them for help.

In this article it talks about how they tried to ¨Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.¨ This meant that the U.S. Government did not have to kill Indians but the Indianness that was within them. Pratt had a tool for destroying Indianness was education. Which meant that they had to cut their hair, wear uniforms, and were told they could only speak english. Many children were taken or kidnapped from their communities by government officials. Parents that refused to give up their children were denied food rations or annuity payments that were guaranteed to them by the treaty. Also sometimes the staff guessed the age and also gave them a new birthday, they were also given english names or assigned a number. A goal that they had was to turn all Indians into enthusiastic christians. Which meant that they were required to attend church and were expected to kneel every night in prayer.

In 1978, The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed. Which gave powers to tribal governments to determine what was best for tribes' children. This gave tribal courts the authority to decide the placement of children and the state had to respect the tribes decisions. ICWA also ended the policies of the BIA and other social agencies. Which stated that no child could be removed without permission of the tribal courts. 

The McKinney Vento Act is a federal program that is designed to address the needs of homeless students. The children that qualify are the ones with no homes. They have opportunities to go through with this program and get the help they need. This will help them find housing, pay for bills and get them supplies that they will need. It can also help to get into school if not already enrolled. Sometimes counselors, teachers, principles, etc. are trained to identify and support the families that are in need of services.