First day of senior project

On Sunday, Avery and I had the opportunity to start senior project a little early and go with JR, Raz, and Lori to visit the Lambs house and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH. When we first got there, we were introuced to Steve Lamb and his father Bud who founded the museum. We then headed to the museum where we were greeted by about 75 people celebrating the anniversary. Avery and I then walked around the museum with JR and he shared  his knowledge about the Lakota Native Americans. One of the most interesting things he taught us about the Lakota culture is the fact that when babies are born, if it's a girl they create a beaded turtle figure and if its a boy they create a beaded lizard figure. Once the babies umbilical cord falls off, they sew the unbilical cord inside the lizard or turtle. Then childen wear the lizard or turle around their neck until it eventually falls off, representing the ending of their childhood. After, Avery and I sat and listened to the history of how the museum was first started and how Bud and the Whitehats came to be friends. Next, Lori, Jr, Raz, and others preformed a prayer song that was about love and friendship.

On Monday, Avery and I headed to school to help interview JR with Ethny and Lori. We learned even more about the connection between the Lakota and Proctor and also learned about JR's personal experience at Proctor. We then spoke to him about how Avery and I could help the Lakota reservation. He told us he would help us get in touch with his mother and mother in law and they would help us get in touch with different soup kitchens. Next, we headed to Brooks Bicknell's class and listened to JR talk about what happened between the government and the Native Americans and how they were treated unfairly and had most of their land taken away. He also talked about how they were only given the land that was least prosperous. Unfortuantly, JR left on Monday to go back home but we are very grateful for the knowledge and connection he left us with.