The 14 hour car ride was totally worth it. Pushing myself out of the looming 'Berkeley Bubble,' I was excited to sign up for a trip that would be a glimpse into peoples' lives that I've only read about in books; their experiences the subjects of numerous 'Environment and Society' lectures. I wanted to see with my own eyes and meet the people behind these texts and sermons, and Project Pueblo gave me the opportunity to do just that. I see this first visit as really only experiencing...
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When: Saturday, January 8 - Friday, January 14, 2011
Where: Navajo Nation, AZ (Tuba City, AZ and Window Rock, AZ)
Special thanks to Selena An for writing this report!
In January 2011, forty-two UC Berkeley students, most of whom had never stepped foot on Native American reservation, traveled to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona on a service trip. About half of the group spent their time in Tuba City while the other half went to Window Rock, the seat of government for...
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When: Monday, January 4 - Friday, January 8, 2010
We had never experienced this side of the reservation before. Sure, some of us had been to the Navajo Nation before--but exclusively to the eastern sides. This trip would prove itself a new experience for all. Our goals for this particular trip were fairly simple. First, we were to become acquainted with the needs of this new area by working with Forgotten People. Forgotten People is a non-profit grassroots organization...
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For seven days in June 2009, Project Pueblo’s UCLA Chapter led its very first community Service Trip to Navajoland. This excited bunch of college students spent part of their summer break weeding, teaching, playing, and building at over 7000 feet above sea level in the semi-sovereign nation of the Navajo (or Diné) tribe. The group’s purpose was threefold: 1) to continue construction work on the Rio Puerco Youth Center, 2) to aid the Boys & Girls Club of the Diné...
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Starting on May 24, the leadership of Project Pueblo set out to the Navajo Nation with the purpose of renewing past contacts and creating new ones. The week, which went by at a blistering pace, was both rewarding and extremely productive. Based on the contacts that were made, PP Leadership was able to plan the next two upcoming trips as well as frame Project Pueblo’s long term plans. The week started when the team headed out to the offices of the Navajo Times in order to...
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