MILWAUKEE INDIAN SCHOOL

We read an article about the Indian Community School in a town just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An article in a nearby newspaper featured it as, "Indian Schools Help Students Connect With Their Culture." It was written by Robert Gusche Jr., as a special to The Washington Post.

Smudging is one similarity between Nixyaawii Community School, and the Indian Community School of Milwaukee, which is located in a rough, urban neighborhood, versus our small, reservation community. Smudging is bringing the smoke of burning sage over your body. This is a morning activity that occurs at this school, which is a very traditional. For example, our Protocal, that takes place everymorning.

The School officials of The Indian Communtiy School, have a plan to increase their students' access to learn, and revive their native language, and culture. This is one of the major focuses of Nixyaawii Community School, as well as over 150 schools nationwide, designed to connect their native, and non-native students with the Native American heritage.

New Playstation

All over the country, thousands of people have been awaiting the release of the "PS3." This new game device brought violence to many stores, of people lined up awaiting to purchase this game. Considering they had only 400, 000 products for the release date, nationwide, meant very eager people accross the country.

In Connecticut, two armed robbers, believed to be teenagers, shot a man who refused to give up his money. The man was shot twice, but with no life threatening injuries. Other people were shot by BB pellets, in Lexington, KY, while waiting in line for this product.

At a Wal-Mart in California, they were forced to shut down because of crowds, and people gettin injured.

One man camped outside the Best Buy, in West Hollywood, California, for three days, awaiting the launch. He spent $700 on a console, and a game.

Some interviews were taken of successfull buyers who said when they get home, they were sending it straight to ebay, for a much larger profit, even up to 10,000.

Nixyaawii Visits Discovery Center

Last Thursday, the day after the schools first exhibition, the school went on a field trip to The Discovery center, in The Dalles. When we arrived we were welcomed, and started the day with a short video about The Dalles Dam, Celilo Falls, and the Native people in the area. This was followed by a walk around the museum. After leaving we had lunch at Spooky's, then visited Stonehenge park, on the washington side, on the way back.

When we arrived, the video didn't exactly catch my attention, and I didn't exactly learn anything new. Looking around the museum wasn't bad, I think it was cool how some things were hands on, it makes the experience better, and funner at the same time. Overall, I thought the trip was fun, it was something new, besides sitting in a classroom.