Yakama Reflection
Hey Facebook! Here’s an update on my life for those who want to know:
I spent my spring break working with an organization called Sacred Road on a reservation in Yakama Washington. I have also spent my semester studying and researching poverty on Native American reservations, specifically in Yakama, and I will be working on a number of economic development projects with Sacred Road on the reservation for much of this summer! God has placed this group of people on my heart and in my mind for reasons far beyond my own knowledge and I am excitedly and nervously following along.
The Yakama people, like many indigenous people groups, have faced years of oppression, where they were stripped of rights, sovereignty, land and cultural autonomy. The
I spent my spring break working with an organization called Sacred Road on a reservation in Yakama Washington. I have also spent my semester studying and researching poverty on Native American reservations, specifically in Yakama, and I will be working on a number of economic development projects with Sacred Road on the reservation for much of this summer! God has placed this group of people on my heart and in my mind for reasons far beyond my own knowledge and I am excitedly and nervously following along.
The Yakama people, like many indigenous people groups, have faced years of oppression, where they were stripped of rights, sovereignty, land and cultural autonomy. The