Reflections from Attendees

“I live in the city with light pollution and this was the first time I have seen the stars like this.”

“I loved going tubing and star gazing.”

“I don’t want to leave.”

“We are so grateful for the cooks and all their hard work and heart in the food.”

“It has been a blessing to hear stories of from elders and in the language.”

“This has been an amazing opportunity to bring the tribe from Wyoming and Oklahoma together, youth that have never met each other and live in the same state were able to meet and be together.”

“I learned that my ancestors that were in the Sand Creek Massacre—that all our people wanted was peace.”

“(Addressing RRB volunteers): Thank you for making the relationship with the Arapaho right.”

“In the beauty and the spirit we could feel our people, our ancestors knew this place. We felt safe here.”

“Without language, our culture dies, and so do we.”