October 2017

Field Trip Reflection

Recently we went on a field trip to the Saugatuck center for the arts. Their we watched a documentary, talked to some people that were in the documentary and saw a exhibit all about Native Americans today and their art. One of the things that stood out to me from the documentary was how little we hear about what is going on with the native american people in todays day in age. It stood out to me how much we think Native Americans are a thing of the past and how little we realize that their are Natives all around us and how much we can learn from them. One of the pieces of art that stood out to me looked like to white hills covered in small golden lines. Each hill was toped with the end of a deer tail. That art showed me that the Native Americans are still making art out of nature just like they have in the past. Through the struggles of caucasian people making them leave their land, they have still keep their traditions and the way of live.

Living on 1 dollar a day

I learned that some people live on one dollar a day but it is not like they get 1 dollar every day, some days they get $3 and other day they would not get any money. This is a super hard way to live. You are almost always hungry and you never know when your next meal will be. Some kids can only go to school until the fourth grade, other can only go to school till the 6th grade. Even if your family is lucky enough to let you go to school their in not a collage and in most places not even a high school. Luckily their is a bank that gives out small loans and with those loans people are able to start small businesses and start farms. With the money that they make of the jobs some of them are able to go back to school and get better jobs and others of them are able to repair their houser and supply their families with more food.