Day 14 7/25/2015

Today is the last day and I'm ready to go home. Monets grandpa payed for our breakfast at the Coeur d'Alene resort and casino. So glad to go home and sleep in and be in a house that don't have bugs or mud everywhere. Peace I'm gone till next year!!!!!

Day 13 7_24_2015

Today I met Jennifer(Derose) her official title is cultural resource manager. She spoke about water quality and living standards. Jennifer said there was a village every 1-18 miles. we also went and made a beaver dam. we had  a success in making a beaver dam.

Day 12 7_23_2015 pictures

Day 12 7/23/2015

Today we went to west fork lake creek stream and wetland enhancement project. a woman named stephanie hallock her official title is habitat biotechnion and engineer she also worked for the tribe for over 10 years. stephanie told us about the lake creek watershed and there design approch. there was the historians leanne(campbell) and caryl (dene swan) they showed us old artifacts.

Day 11 7/22/2015

                  Today we met Gina(Baughn), Laura(Laumatia), and Bobbie(White). Laura gave us a powerpoint presentation on the history of the Coeur d'Alene. Laura mentioned the 5 million acre territory. She mentioned the allotment and the dawes act Audra(Vincent) and Michelle(Clark) are both language specialist. Audra teaches Coeur d'Alene her official title is language program manager. Michelle's official title is language instructor. Laura and Michelle have orel documentation from tribal elders.

Day 10 7/21/2015

             This morning we met a wonderful lady named Twa-Le Swan she’s the air quality manager for the Spokane Tribe. Twa-Le talked about the air quality, ambient air quality monitoring, indoor air quality, and the protection of traditional & culturally significant plants. Twa-Le gave us a powerpoint presentation on air quality in the Spokane area. The pollution companies are giving of have to be as clean as possible according to the government. We met two more people there names were Casey Flanagan and Paul Juran. Casey is a fishery's biotechnician at the Spokane tribe. Paul is a biotechnician also. Casey and Paul both showed and took us electrofishing. Later in the day we went to a property owned by the Spokane tribe there they grow food for elk, deer, and other animals in the area. The two people we met there was Savanna Walker and Dawa Namknva they were very generous and kind. The day ended in going swimming and showing our drawings to George Hill.
 

Day 9 7_20_2015 pictures