As we begin day two of our service immersion experience I will do my best to recount parts of day 1. The students at Delasalle Blackfeet are good kids with big hearts and smiles. They also have all the problems that every other kid has along with the challenges of living with little to no means. The CBC boys are getting a taste of what all of the teachers at schools all over the place deal with on a daily basis, good kids who don't always behave, attention seek and act out.
I have uploaded some more pictures and attached here is a video of Joe Bremner, his son Joseph and his friend Austin. They performed traditional ceremonial songs and shared what their lives have been like on the Blackfoot Reservation. One of the things they talked about was what it took to be able to perform the songs and what each song is for. Joseph and Austin have attended the Immersion School which teaches in the native Blackfoot tongue and as a result the boys have been recapturing their culture and spirituality. As part of this has come pride and responsibility. Joe talked to the boys about Blood Quota to qualify for the benefits offered by the reservation, the conflicts between tribes and treaties that were made by the government.
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