m5 Sharing Our Knowledge

I think the purpose of blogging is for us as students to understand that we have a voice. We as students should encourage one another to speak on what we believe. Being able to go beyond a virtual classroom is important because outsiders have access to read and learn with us. Having our thoughts made public will expand the native history topic beyond just classrooms. It will give people that are wondering about native culture access to talk about what they know. It will give people access to learn and expand their mind and knowledge. It is important to get our generation informed about topics and what is going on in classrooms. Indigenous leader, Wilma Mankiller says "It’s important to remind everyday Americans that tribal governments existed before there was a United States government and that many tribes, including the Cherokee Nation, had treaties with other governments before they had a treaty with the first U.S. colony. So the definition of sovereignty is to have control over your own lands and resources and assets, and to have control over your own vision for the future, and to be able to have absolute, to absolutely determine your own destiny." (mankiller 2016). Having access to our classrooms blog will allow others to do so. By blogging with students and giving outsider’s access, it is a way of bringing people together. In a blog you are conversa ting with people of all different backgrounds. It gives you satisfaction knowing you are not the only person who is questioning something, or you are not the only one thinking something. I think Professor Nesberg has encouraged us to share our knowledge because there are people who are not aware. There are people that know nothing about native histories (to be honest, I was one!). People need to understand that native people are not just a chapter in k-12 that our school covered. Native people are people who are living with us today who come from all different beliefs, culture and values.