For Native American teens, a D.C. trip seemed beyond reach - at first
Ferguson said her students, who are considered English language learners because they speak Towa at home, are aware of the stereotypes some people have of Native Americans. One day at school, as they talked about the trip, the conversation turned from what they might see to how they might be seen.“When we go there, people might look at us. What if they call us names?” Ferguson said one boy asked.
“My long-term hope,” for the students, she said, “is they will be encouraged to go out and do other things, that they won’t be intimidated by the outside world and will realize they can fit in.” Her sister Barbara Creel, who is a law professor, got involved at the beginning of this year. As Creel tells it, she wanted to show the students they wouldn’t have to wait “a million years” to travel.“I wanted them to experience things other kids get to experience,” she said. “Travel is transformative and makes you appreciate the value of home.”“I am asking for your support to help the children on the Reservation who have a dream to go on a middle school trip to Washington, D.C.!” it reads.
A total of 15 students and five adults are signed up to go on the trip. The money will cover their airfare, hotel costs and tours. If funds are raised beyond the goal, Creel said that money will go toward buying suitcases for students who don’t have any and fixing a broken window at the school.
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