This blog is to update any and all of the comings and goings of the CBC Immersion group's activity on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and their work at The Delasalle Blackfeet school.
The group left St. Louis on Saturday May 5th, 2012 and after 2 flights, a 5 hour lay over in Spokane, WA and a 7+ hour train ride through northern Idaho we arrived in East Glacier at just before 10:00 am mountain time. We then attended mass in town before touring the school with Brother Ray Bonderer the Immersion Coordinator. He gave us a tour of the town and a scenic drive that gave us breath taking views before our orientation to the immersion program.
After giving us all the pertinent info we set up our residence at the bunkhouse and got the lay of the land. We then went to the Buffalo Jumps near the Mission where the bunkhouse is located. We learned that the Blackfeet Indians would heard the Buffalo together and off a cliff to "mame" or "kill" them as a hunting technique. The group climbed to the top and enjoyed more breathtaking views before heading back to the Mission Bunkhouse to clean up for dinner which was prepared by DLSBS's principal, Rooney Leittem-Murrell and her husband Joe Murrell.
They boys enjoyed a spirited game of Wiffleball and a late night poker game before turning in for the night.
This morning we arrived at DLS at just before 8:00 am attended their morning assembly and the a Chaplet prayer service before the boys headed into the classroom to lend their considerable talents tutoring and mentoring the 4-8th grade students. It is nearly lunch time now and I hope to use this blog as a journal and diary of our activities of the week.
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