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Santa Fe Indian School & Gawenni:io/Kawenni:yo School Cultural Exchange Program April 2014

The following are goals of the Culture Exchange Program:

  • To explore and appreciate another indigenous culture first hand.
  • To offer a profound opportunity for cultural immersion by interacting with other high school students from an indigenous community.
  • To promote leadership skills & foster goodwill & deep respect as young ambassadors from the pueblo nations (AIPC), the sfis & Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo School communities, & Iroquois Confederacy.
  • To broaden personal & educational perspectives as well as reinforce & foster a deeper commitment to both schools’ educational/language/cultural goals & objectives.
  • To explore another geographic region & observe how different geographical areas influence lifestyles.
  • To demonstrate the benefits of education beyond the four walls of a classroom as a viable and advantageous means of learning.


4/20/2014 SFIS students visit Six Nations on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada

K/G students & teacher Amy & Connie show SFIS how to make corn bread.

SFIS students cooking.

SFIS’s Kein Ami explains & shares piki bread as students wrap tamales. K/G students enjoy ‘tamales’ with moose meat stew.

Corn, a key feature of Haudenosaunee communities.

Moccasin making, instructor Gerrad

Visits in the Six Nations Community,Training Centre in Oshweken.

Observing Cayuga & Mohawk language immersion classes

Greenhouse for reclamation of the Carolinian Forest.

Late night lacrosse & hockey arena visit.

Exploration of Haudenosaunee history at the Woodland Cultural Center & Library

Loving escort to Buffalo, NY & airport by our gracious hosts Michelle & Erwin.