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PanimWorksAn Activist's Adventure -- Session 1, 2008
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July 18 PanimWorks Video wins CINE Golden Eagle Award!We recently learned that the PanimWorks video has won a CINE Golden Eagle Award in the Professional Non-Fiction Division. This is the highest award a video of this kind can win! If (for some reason) you haven't seen the video yet, you can view it here. July 09 Back at Base CampTuesday afternoon all of our PanimWorks groups arrived safely at base camp. Greeting the participants as they unloaded their vans, everyone was beaming with smiles and brimming with excitement to share with me their experiences throughout the week. July 08 Heading Back to Base Camp Over the last week, I have been traveling to each of our three groups, spending a few days at each site. Beyond the tremendous work that has completed in their respective projects, I have been touched by the communities that have been built. Each group considers itself to be a family; a diverse spectrum of young leaders that have come together to support one another, help each other grow and build bridges between themselves and their Native American hosts. As the groups depart the Reservation today, there is deep sense of accomplished, as well as sadness, leaving their host families. All participants are healthy and happy. Stay in touch for more pictures upon our return to base camp later today. Andy---Cleveland, OH (PanimWorks Lead Educator) Last Day on the Reservation It's our last day on the Navajo Reservation and it is incredible to look back on my experiences. I have made such great friends on this trip and our group has truly bonded over everything we've been through. We began spending our days at a nearby veterans memorial where we worked alongside our hosts and their family members. I helped dig holes, build fences, mix concrete, hoe a cornfield, and paint a Hogan, a traditional Navajo dwelling. One of my favorite parts of the trip occurred two days ago on Shabbat. We were told to bring only a water bottle, sunscreen, and a rain jacket, and were placed in a secluded area in the forest, nearby our campsite for a little over an hour. Through this experience I ended up learning about myself and my surroundings. I entertained myself by singing songs and dancing alone. I learned that I don't need to be thinking or contemplating life to have a spiritual experience, rather focusing on being in the moment and appreciating my surroundings. I have learned and experienced so much these past 8 days, and it feels like I have been here forever. I will remember my time on the Reservation and will miss all of the new friends I have made. Allison--Portland, OR The Sweat LodgeToday is July the 7th and we just got out of a sweat lodge. We left camp in the late morning and went to our Navajo friend Patrick's house. There, the seven men of the group made an enormous fire, heating up stones. Patrick then took the stones and placed them in the sweat lodge, a small underground mud "cave". We took 4 turns inside the sweat lodge, soaking up the heat from the stones and cleansing our bodies and minds...The sweat lodge was by far the most intense experience of my life. Our chanting, yelling, praying, and meditating invigorated me, shaking my emotions and strengthening my spiritual beliefs. Noam--Upper Montclair, NJ
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