so a group of us talked last fall - it was pretty official, we had a meeting and everything
and we decided at first that there's a lot of stuff to do in Minnesota. then we thought "there are a lot of Indian Reservations in Minnesota!" and it would be cool to go there!
gerry has been to south dakota a couple times and is a big history buff - he's told us a lot so far about Native American history.
danielle and delaney are excited to see how the Lakota live and see their art!
jeannine has always felt horrible about how the early English and European settlers treated the Natives and is interested in this "cultural immersion program" in order to learn about the Lakota and share with one another.
have we mentioned yet that we will be spending a week on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota? well, that's what we're doing. we'll learn about the Lakota culture, spirituality, and history. in thanksgiving for sharing with us and teaching us, we will do some maintenance and repair on the reservation and then lead game time with community kids each day!!
we ALL are excited to visit Wounded Knee and learn from the Natives their perspective on what has occured at that cultural site.
well, we're off to watch a PBS documentary about Wounded Knee called "We Shall Remain." we hope you check back at this blog and journey with us this week! (well, technically we're going from July 23 through 30 - if you don't see new posts that's just because we had no internet access on the reservation and you can check the week after)!
peace,
the youth at st. luke's
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