In the article, “Sharing One Skin,” by Jeanette Armstrong is told from the perspective of the Okanagans. The understanding of their beliefs, society, and connections brought together a clear image amongst their people and related communities. Detailed Information was given to dive deeper into the lifestyle of those who stand with their intuition in which they all commune for survival. “We survive by the continuous interaction between our bodies and everything around us”, provides clarification that they thrive in their own individual life form. The teachings, blessings, and understanding of the natural habits and way of life that only they are able to take full responsibility and pride for within their land, blood, relation and community. 

Armstrong, Jeanette. “Sharing One Skin: The Okanagan Community,” in Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith (eds), The Case Against the Global Economy. San Francisco, CA, Sierra Club Books, 1996.

Memories and stories are connected to our land as described by, B. Toastie in the article, “How place names impact the way we see landscape,”. This text explained the context that holds meaning to Indigenous people and their landscapes. Memories and Stories express our history and define our interconnected relation to our ancestors who inhabited these special spaces that convey teaching to their living descendants. Which creates an inner experience within the community mind. The reality of how we, Indigenous people view Western Landscapes is through the form of our traditional beliefs, the landscapes and their names are stratified with personal memories, ancestral teachings, mythic events and colonial disturbances. As a community, we stand behind and continue to provide our surrounding landscapes with care, protection and tendency. We are destined to show the proper reverence for these places surrounding either our far or near landscapes, so we don't pollute or destroy them. 

Toastie, B. “How place names impact the way we see landscape.” High Country News:    Know the West, 1 May 2022, https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.5/people-places-how-place-names-impact- the-way-we-see-landscape.

Suina, Joe gave us a closer experience and understanding of how important gatherings and sense of closeness is in the early stages of childhood in the article “And then I went to school”. In the article it provides the audience with a sense of awareness that is hardly spoken about, which is the disturbance that was placed upon the Indigenous communities and individuals. Times change, people grow and change is bound to happen in the matter of time. We hear a deeper meaning behind the childhood memories of children being raised in Native communities and homes. It provides key points that are to be decoded in a certain way of the Indigenous mindset. Pueblos, Tribes, and Communities all have a similar story and connection in one way or the other. Although various tragic situations have played a role in the growth that we gain in personal situations. 

Suina, Joseph “And I went to school” memories of a pueblo childhood,”. New Mexico Journal of Reading, Winter 1985, Vol. V, No.2.

Paul gave detailed information regarding the history of Early Childhood Development and the importance of specific values needed to endure this opportunity for our Native American children to be allowed to maintain their Native identities and retain the unique strengths embedded in their cultures. “Among the values that should be preserved are tribal history and culture because it is important to know who we are, where we come from, and what we are granted with because of who we are”, this quote is important because it not only summarizes the reality but in broad words it brings out the most important saying amongst it. I focused with such minimal knowledge of this topic, about how times in the past were viewed and held completely different than I believe. Gaining the understanding of various perspectives of various points has the tendency to allow yourself to consider that others are affected differently yet in the same situation. 

Paul, Alice  S. “Early Childhood Education in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.” ERIC, 30 Nov. 1990, eric.ed.gov/?id=ED343761

Silverberg gave very important and descriptive insight about the conditions under which most Natives currently live are quite equally disastrous. Describing that it is about that time both Federal and Tribal representatives need to recognize their own responsibilities to devise programs in which the aid is appropriate, acceptable and usable. Both culturally and logistically for our younger generations to rely on our elders to acknowledge, build and maintain. “It is the significance of thorough knowledge of lifestyles within the population and the values for them from participation”, Considering the future of my people whether they are from the same community or not, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives all have a lot in common. The purpose of this awareness is to provide an enlightened sense of urgency and guidance for our future generations.

Silverberg, Marjorie M. “Among Native American Populationrsubject And ...” Among Native American Population Subject  , 1972, files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED080248.pdf.

Lyla June, gave a educative description on the series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native Americans food and land management techniques and strategies. She has a dynamic, multi-genre presentation style that has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. “If we all unite together in courage, in forgiveness, in amends and generosity, knowledge could be exchanged and lands could be returned”, this acknowledged holistic regional scale beginning in our early childhood years. Through her informational Ted Talk filled with intelligent knowledge I was able to understand another personal perspective. In various ways I was able to understand the connections she was putting together throughout her speech. For one, she puts the spotlight on the topic ‘Hope’, which stands out to me because it is a core value that I hold as an individual. The definition she gives about ‘Hope’ takes me back to when I was around 3-4 years old being taught the values and importance of our tradition, culture, community and ancestors. I was told if we have faith and always carry hope within us nothing and nobody can take what I believe in from myself.

June, Lyla. “3000-Year-Old Solutions for Modern Problems .” YouTube, YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5zJxQETl4&t=13s. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Wright, Molly gave an informative speech regarding the valuable concepts that are needed to understand the research - backed ways parents and caregivers can support our children’s healthy brain development. In her personal Ted Talk, “How Every Child Can Thrive By Five”, she highlights the benefits of play on lifelong learning, behavior and well being, sharing effective strategies to help all kids thrive by the age of five. “To us, the children, the process in learning is so much more important than just a basic form of living, It’s our future”, this quote is very important because every moment together is an opportunity to connect, talk and play with our children as it is our initial goal to creative these aware techniques to provide the, for a ideal reality of developmental milestones. Wright’s key factors of actions to occur in consideration of a child’s ‘Importance of their First Five Years’, she identifies that Connecting, Talking, Playing, a Healthy Home and a Community are the ideal powerful topics that help shape us as children to the adults we initially become. 

Keim, Sarah identifies significant key points that are ideal to the ‘Development of our Children’ in her article “Language and Communication Development and School Readiness”. She stated various facts upon two main developments that substantially help build the complexity and character of an individual. The main areas of focus for a healthy development all begin with the children’s physical and emotional needs such as Food, Sleep, Education and Safety. These developmental experiences provide the foundation for all future learning, behavior and health of our future children. The two important key components of early cognitive development are receptive and expressive language, which leads to the ability to understand and communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings.

Stanford, Jacqui highlights the excellence of Jamaican students and their abilities of fluently speaking their Native Language, Patwa. Through her knowledge she identifies the challenges faced, specifically on the Speaking of Individual Native Languages. Perhaps Patwa has been sighted, snubbed, and ranked as subordinate to English. Tying to the exclusion of the Patwa language from school in which it resonated from the school fails to credit the students abilities. Although the teachers connection have changes in terms of good conditions, their initial goal is to get their students to tap into these rich resources in both their languages, and to be proud of the experience they already had. "Valuing the language and cultures our students bring to school, nurtures their confidence and development" is a very important quote that stood out to me becasue as a Native American from the Pueblo of Jemez we take sincere pride in our Native language, Towa. It iddentifies who we transpire as a community and individually. "The pride that carries from an unbroken connection with your culture and your native pride should be valued" , was another quote that stood out to me, reason is as a community who hold our language and tradition to its highest standard with good intentions has also done good to individuals in return. 

Barbian, Elizabeth. “Rethinking Bilingual Education.” Rethinking Schools, 19 Feb. 2021, rethinkingschools.org/books/rethinking-bilingual-education 

Wallace, Laura gave the intent of explaining the uniqueness of the overall dedication of embracing the "Navajo Language" The purpose of the program introduced is necessarily a Navajo Language Immersion Program provided to have the proper guidance of teachings. The teachers chosen for this program have knowledge of the language, therefore the teachers select reoccurring situations and teach the proper form for their students to be able to communicate. Teachers also use and continue situations throughout the day in which it helps students to practice the forms being taught in instructive sessions. These well-run activities get a form of language from every child a little more than they have done in the times of the past. Overtime, the students begin to accumulate more and more Navajo. The Navajo Language Verbs are difficult and absolutely important to understand for proper, meaningful communication. The verbs are deeply intricately regular and it is the reglarities that will allow new speakers to say things thaey have not heared before. Learners are more likely to begin the sense of some of these regularirities in situation wehre the forms expected by students to acquire are selected, pressentesd and practiced in ways that make most of the resources accesinle to students.

Wallace , Laura. “Situational Navajo: A School-Based, Verb-Centered Way Of ...” Northern Arizona University, 2003, jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/NNL/NNL_3.pdf 

Cho, Grant explores the challenges, importance and role of language in communication, culture and identity in a globally recognised understanding. Revealing the most consistent actions done in order to limit the undesirable interactions between two individuals of diverse backgrounds and complex language immersion and comprehension. Learning different languages helps individuals gain and preserve a piece of Heritage that may not be of one's own but of their knowledge in which they are an active participant. "Language provides us with the lenses that we need in order to understand one another and to communicate and learn about other cultures", is a quote that I have come across and believe that it is a truthful quote in which I plan to agree with because its quite related to my Pueblos purpose of out Towa immersion Programs. The ideal importance of culture through the power of our beliefs and our language. It signifies how we manage the interactions outside of our Pueblo and individuals with those of diverse backgrounds. 

Cho, Grant. “Language: The Bridge Between Cultures.” YouTube, YouTube, 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=J99j_no7WF0