July 24, 2013

Today we are at the Spokane tribe in Wellpinit and are staying on the tribes fairgrounds i believe, it is nice during the day but trust me at night it is very creepy and i can not go bathroom alone when it is dark. Early this morning we met many different people and not just adults or elders, there were youth as well. I don't quite remember all of their of names but i do remember everything we have done today. After meeting the people and getting to know them a little we had followed them out to the area where they track different wildlife using steel plates and and bate, i thought it was cool that they could track many different wildlife like wolves, bears, short and long weasletail etc.. Then after learning about tracking we followed them to the falls area and ate lunch then shocked fish and caught them, it was very fun although i got shocked in the butt because i was in the water and it felt very tingly. I caught i think 4 or 3 fish, and i was very proud of myself. After catching fish and releasing them we went back to the grounds and chilled for awhile but we went to the trading post and got drinks and snacks and such, most of the heritage girls had gotten aqua shoes, only 8 buck i believe or 7! Which helped i bet when we went swimming at the docks. When we were at the docks the water was a litter full of dirt but felt very good, warmer at the top and got colder towards the bottom, me and a few other students had swam out further than we should of and got a good story afterwards though so it wasn't all that bad. When each elder had spoke, i know i would remember it and i do hope i get to teach my childrens childrens children the same thing and so on. That sunset we watched was so beautiful i can still picture it. My tummy honestly had hurt the since lunch though but didn't really hold me back so i enjoyed today and will remember what my elders had to say.