Culture is Vital for Survival: Learning from Native Americans

<p>Ona late morning of March 9, I sat on an airplane at the Los Angeles International Airport, waiting for takeoff. Thoughts fired off in my brain.&nbsp;<em>This is it. It&rsquo;s finally happening. Everything I learned in class, readings, research, and friendship will be tested at my final destination. No turning back now.</em></p> <p>I was visiting the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sioux.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cheyenne River reservation</a>&nbsp;in South Dakota for the first time in my life, as part of my graduate school&rsquo;s national immersion program that doubled as an elective course. The immersion program offered students the chance to engage with a specific population while living in their community for a brief amount of time and then advocating on behalf of the group.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@annalam9876/culture-is-vital-for-survival-learning-from-native-americans-e047fc5ad8e2"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>