106 ICE placement #10

Well today has been off to a good start… Beth and I got up at 7:30 because we had a teleconference at 7:30 (yup, we got up at the time to get on… it’s wonderful). We had some breakfast and watched an episode of House, after which we went and did some school work).

After lunch we met with an elder. He works in the clinic, and he used to be the chief! We spoke with him for 3 and half hours. He revealed to us some interesting bits of the community’s history. We even covered some heavier topics, which kind of took both Beth and I a bit by surprise, but I was glad that we did. He encouraged questions, saying that none would be inappropriate. It was a great experience! He also invited us to participate in a sweat lodge before we leave. Can’t wait for that!

After this Beth and I returned to work. Tomorrow morning we are going to be getting up early to go and get our cedar branches for our cedar bath ceremony. I am really excited for this, I can’t wait to see what it’s like.

I love you all!