Post by Okwes on Dec 19, 2006 13:04:05 GMT -5
Native Americans are not Indians. It's a mistake a lot of people make, according to Mentone Elementary School fourth-grader Uben Herrera, who joined classmates in participating in Native American Heritage Month celebrations at Crafton Hills College Friday. Representatives from the San Manuel, Santa Rosa, Morongo and Soboba reservations shared aspects of their cultures with Mentone School students, performing dances and music and showing off pottery and crafts. James Ramos, a member of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and a San Bernardino Community College District board member, demonstrated Cahuilla bird songs and explained how to make rattles from gourds, which were filled with seeds. "Native Americans made different types of baskets in their tribes," said fourth-grader Bethany Stevens. "They made boats and canoes. They had to make everything they had. It's a cool and different culture, because they had to work harder than us for everything." "We
learned a lot about what they used for their clothes, and how they make those things," fourth-grader Gustavo Melendrez said, referring to the gourd rattles. "We looked at slides on how different types of Indian homes," said fourth-grader Matthew Kuskie. "It was fun, like how they make their instruments and how they take stuff off trees, like palm trees, and tree shavings to make stuff. It's awesome." "They sing way different from the regular music that kids hear," said fourth-grader Ariana Olmos. "We usually hear rap and hip-hop." According to fourth-grade teacher Kristen Nelson, the event tied into what her students were learning at school. "We study California Native Americans around Thanksgiving," she said. "We were able to take advantage of this and let the kids connect to what we're learning about, to hear the music and see them dancing."
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learned a lot about what they used for their clothes, and how they make those things," fourth-grader Gustavo Melendrez said, referring to the gourd rattles. "We looked at slides on how different types of Indian homes," said fourth-grader Matthew Kuskie. "It was fun, like how they make their instruments and how they take stuff off trees, like palm trees, and tree shavings to make stuff. It's awesome." "They sing way different from the regular music that kids hear," said fourth-grader Ariana Olmos. "We usually hear rap and hip-hop." According to fourth-grade teacher Kristen Nelson, the event tied into what her students were learning at school. "We study California Native Americans around Thanksgiving," she said. "We were able to take advantage of this and let the kids connect to what we're learning about, to hear the music and see them dancing."
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