04/10/2026
He:yung Ahtine'! Our spring break activities are all wrapped up and we want to share some photos with you and show our appreciation for everyone who helped make this happen.
We are grateful to our teachers who stepped up for the kids, Keg Super and Dr. George "Pordie" Blake who taught the boys, and Dania Rose and Cheriku Lamebear who helped them. And we are grateful for our talented and amazing staff Darian Ferris, Teresina Obie (Education), and Lindsey Billings who taught the girls. We are also grateful for our tribal department partners who helped us make this event successful, Hoopa Tribal Education Association, Hoopa TANF, and HCATEP who all supported in different ways.
The boys made sticks and tossels, cards, and wooden spoons, and the girls made leather bras, mink wrap hair ties, and beaded capes. They all learned or honed their skill sets, gained an appreciation for the hard work and time that goes into these projects, and left with beautiful hand crafted cultural items they should all be proud of. Our hearts are full seeing all the kids who showed up and worked hard on these projects.
We also want to say thank you to the families that shared their kids' time with us and trusted us to teach them something new in a good way. We appreciate your time and effort to bring them to us and pick them up each day. These events cannot happen without community support and families who take advantage of these opportunities we work so hard to offer.
Ts'ehdiyah niwho:ngxw wha 'a:wilaw to everyone that helped make this happen for our youth.
