Joe Suina tells his story and his experience in school. He also tells how his life was before school Came about. During his early childhood he had a peaceful life with his grandma. He also Connected very well with his community and his culture. He knew where he was from and he Knew his place in his life. When he started attending school he felt very disconnected from Himself and his environment. He felt like he didn’t belong. Attending school also made him Have emotions he never felt before. Many of the staff were disrespecting him. When he got Older his home didn’t feel like home because he was so connected with the white people way. But soon he had to come to realize that it's how life is gonna continue.

Memories and stories are connected to our land as described by, B. Toastie in the article, “How Place names impact the way we see the landscape,”. Toastie tells a lot about how we all connect To our lands that are sacred to us. We all have a deep connection with the lands that are Associated with where we are from. Cash Cash explains that many of our lands have been Colonized with names of white leaders. It’s true that they have been colonized And many places struggle to change the names of the places because the establishment

Won’t work with the indigenous people. Overall the article tells the importance of our sacred Lands that have been taken away from us and how important it is for us to continue to remember why they’re there.

Darrell shares the story of Dana Leigh Thompson and Larry Thompson. Dana and Larry are From the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe. They owned property on the reservation and next to them Was the General Motors Plant. The plant has been dumping toxins in the St. Lawrence river Which is a watershed that supplies the reservation with drinking water, agriculture, swimming, 

Fishing, ect. Activist Bernal explains the rights that indigenous people have to their water. She Says that many tribes are afraid of issuing their own water standards because of there being a Lawsuit from the state. The Akwesasne people's diet consists of animals from the water. Recently they have found 10-17 year olds have twice the PCBs in their body then the national Average which causes them to have development implications. Larry Thompson now suffers From health complications from being exposed to the toxins in the river. 

The Biden administration is giving money to the tribes for water cleanup. During earth week Tribal and local leaders came together to announce partnerships to conserve and restore our Freshwater sources. Many of the tribes around the county have signed to support the freshwater

Restoration. “Roughly half of tribal households lack access to clean drinking water or adequate Sanitation.” (pg.2). Many people agree that we don’t just use water for drinking but also is used For sacred practices. The Biden Administration and many tribes are coming together to hopefully Protect our freshwater resources across the country. 

Many of our Pueblos and reservations don’t have access to clean water. My aunt's Children are from The Navajo Nation and she has told me that many Of the households don’t have access to clean  Drinking water. Many of us are fortunate to be able To have running, clean, and usable water. What I Want to do is speak to the people who struggle with Contaminated or unusable

water and get their Insight on how they feel about living without Running or clean water. Pueblo Indian Water Rights by Richard W. Hughes Explains how each of the 19 Pueblos make efforts To claim their water rights. Many of the Pueblos Were unsuccessful because the land straddle rights. Many of the issues that Pueblos face are not being Addressed or being pushed to the side and not being Resolved. Also Pueblo water rights are governed by Federal and not state law. The decisions that Pueblos make can have many outcomes that may be Dramatic. Recently my dad was explaining to me and my Mom about how Santa Clara is still fighting for Their rights for certain watersheds. I never really Knew anything about my Pueblo or their attempts To claim their water rights. I just barely started Learning about what has been happening from my Dad. I don’t have much of a connection to this Article but I did learn many problems about not just My Pueblo but others as well.