Monday, September 19, 2011

A visitation from the Far East at Sherman High School Indian Museum…



On Friday, my wife Larisa and I ... along with my production assistant and good friend Alvin Rosa ,went to visit Lorene Sisquoc  (Museum curator of the Sherman Indian Museum and Good friend…) at the Sherman Indian Museum… and also to take part on Friday’s smudging ceremony.
This time when we went to go visit Lorene, we brought some visitors from Beijing China… They are:

Professor  Zhao Lifang… with her students from her University in Beijing :
Ma Xingyuan, and  Ren Jie.  As Professor Zhao says, “We all come from Minzu University of China * (MUC, as a distinguished comprehensive and national key university in China, is regarded as the cradle of graduates and professionals of 55 Chinese ethnic groups.)   Professor Zhao remarked during her visit with Lorene that she got to see through the eyes of Lorene, a person I really respect, of how others abroad should see our Native peoples by someone who's actually living it every day.  I was happy that Professor Zhao got to have such a positive experience and learn from someone who grew up within the culture… and Learned from Her mother and Grandmother before her about our Native way of life…
 I was especially proud to have the honor of connecting someone as important as Lorene with people who really want to know about us and what we are doing… Sharing a smudging ceremony with the visitors was priceless… and unforgettable to our guests from China… Professor Zhao shared with Larisa…“I really appreciate you and Albert for showing me and my students the Native American culture. It is amazing experience for all of us.
I wanted her to experience the real world of native people that most people don't get to see everyday.  I am very happy and express my deepest gratitude to Professor Zhao Lifang… And the students from Beijing… For their interest in our culture and our people... and Lorene for Sharing and being a Cultural Leader...
 Next Friday, on California Native day, she will be accompanying us along with two additional students from MUC:  Zhai Hui and Wang Yajun,  to see more examples of what we do out here in Native California…

… And before I go I want to mention… It was great to have met some of the young people at Sherman Indian High School, and talk with them about what their interests were towards preserving what they have learned so far.  We also met the White Rose singers , an all-female hand-drum group led by cultural leader Josephine Montes Villa, and got to hear them sing songs for our guests to enjoy.

Friday was a great day to witness Sharing in progress... With people from another part of the world that want to know more about us…



 Thank you for visiting…

Minzu University …(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minzu_University_of_China)...


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