Thank you, Mr. Salerno, for sharing your personal experience on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Students, please take a moment to write a comment (click comments) to give your thoughts about Mr. Salerno's presentation about the Lakota people today and the conditions of the reservation. Just write your comment and include your First Name and last initial then choose anonymous. Okay, see you Monday!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Mr. Salerno and the Lakota People
Thank you, Mr. Salerno, for sharing your personal experience on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Students, please take a moment to write a comment (click comments) to give your thoughts about Mr. Salerno's presentation about the Lakota people today and the conditions of the reservation. Just write your comment and include your First Name and last initial then choose anonymous. Okay, see you Monday!
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When Mr. Salerno talked about his past and his adventures, I learned a lot of people and service, also a little about poverty. I understood that even by the looks of a person or their standard of living should never be judged. I also learned that when you give someone something they don't have, you will receive a much better gift. I mean any kinds of gifts, emotional or physical (emotions or things). Therefore, whenever i see a beggar or a person in need, i will think before i say anything. Besides everyone has their own story to tell, every story is different.
~~~Maahum
The talk that Mr. Salerno gave made learn me a lot. I learned that nothing can be taken for granted. When I saw the pictures on the slide show, it was shocking. The level of poverty was unbelievable but what the worst part was was that it was a third world country in the middle of the USA. The government was/is not doing anything about it which is so sad. The Lakota people have nothing and aren’t disappointed with their situation. The joy of the children was amazing. They had nothing to play with but they never bored. The Lakota are a model people if you think about it. Their poverty is a huge problem but they are still thriving and living life to the fullest.
- Abi
I liked how he took time out of his primary goals to appease the children. I think the name polly pockets is an appropriate name for Mr.Salerno because he is very generous in giving. I hope he is able to go back and visit The kids.
~Austin M
I enjoyed Mr. Salerno's talk a lot. I learned a lot about service and poverty. I thought the living conditions he described were very sad I hope i can help people living that way too. It sounds like a great experience. I think Mr. Salerno is so giving is a great role model!
-Caroline B.
I enjoyed learning about the Lakota People. I never knew that they were in so much poverty. To tell the truth I thought that they would have probably lived in... well I don't know where they would have lived, but I didn't think it would be in run down trailers. I feel a little sorry for them, but it was good to learn the truth. Though they are all so poor, their spirits and attitudes were something I hadn't seen in a while! I enjoyed learning about the Lakota people very much!
~Meghan C
I thought Mr. Salerno's presentation was very moving and inspiring. I would have never known just how poor some people live, even in this country. Not only is it horrible how they barely survive, but because of their location, very few people probably realize their struggles. It was also amazing to learn about the kindness and generosity of those children who had nothing. Because they knew Mr. Salerno was a good person, they gave up many of their few belongings in friendship. I think we everyone could take a lesson from them. Also, Mr. Salerno's saddening but successful hands-on experience inspired me, as I'm sure it did many other people, to want to do something for those in need. It was great that he came to talk to us, and I think in a perfect world, everyone would hear and be inspired by people like him at this age, so that they can later make the choice to follow in his footsteps to make the world better.
-Ben
Mr. Salerno gave a great talk about the Lakota. It makes me want to go on more service learning trips, to help people in need. Polly Pockets was a very appropriate name. Mr. Salerno is a nice, caring, and giving man. I will surely remember his talk with us.
~Greg T.
I enjoyed Mr. Salerno's speech about his incredible journey. It shocked me that right here in the United States there is an area as poor as any third world country- The Pine Ridge Reservation. When Mr. Salerno said that he was called, "Polly Pockets", by the Lacota I was amazed. For giving some things he had at the time, and being kind to others, he earned respect from the Lakota. He also received gifts, even though there was not much to give. That is an amazing feat. This talk has given me a better, different view on Native Americans, poverty and kindness.
-Jerry H
I think Mr. Salerno has a very good story to tell. It inspired me a lot! It really touched my heart. He explained how he made relationships and how he did not focus on how they live, rather on who they are as people. Mr. Salerno really inspired me to do more service projects. I think Mr. Salerno is so amazing and a great role model.
~Hannah Levy
I learned a lot from Mr.Salerno. I never knew that Lakota had so much poverty in their community. I thought that they would've had better homes than run down trailers. I also learned that getting a new name from a child was a very special and unusual thing.
-alexandra meyers
We enjoyed Mr. Salerno's talk. We learned a lot and it gave us a lot to think about. It makes us really grateful for what we have.
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Kiran and Olivia J
I really enjoyed when Mr. Salerno talked to us about his trip and service work. It really made you think about how people like us everyday are living in such extreme poverty in our country. I also think that Mr. Salerno is such a great role model for everyone! I hope that some day i can do some of the things that he gets to do to make the world a better place! I also thought it was so cool how much it means when a Lakota child gives to a special name. It such was a great person Mr. Salerno is! Thanks again!
-Victoria L.
I really enjoyed Mr. Salerno coming to talk to us. I thought it was horrible that all of the things like infant mortality rate is so high. It is really sad how half of the statistics he gave us were more than 100%. I didn't know how much poverty there is.
I learned a lot from Mr. Salerno! I learned that making a relationship with the people is very important. I learned not to judge a person about what kind of house they live in or what things they have. What counts in what's inside. That they have a gift that we don't have. I was shocked when I saw the trailer. It was hard to believe that people actually lived in it.
Chelsea M
Thanks a lot for comming to talk to us Mr. Salerno, I learned a lot... It was shocking to hear all those statistics about tean suicide and stuff; that that could be happening in our country... Your a great persone for taking time out of your life to go and help people
Thanks a lot,
Griffin
I was very surprised at the conditions that these people lived in. The average conditions in their everyday life were very low, and the government didn't take enough time to try and help this community. They gave small rundown desert shacks to people who don't live in the desert! I couldn't believe that these people were in America. This is not a developing country! We shouldn't have conditions like that! What Mr. Salerno told us was very interesting and I would love to hear more. We obviously need to do something to help these people.
Joey H.
The statistics Mr. Salerno shared with us really surprised me. I had no idea that the Lakota people lived in such poverty.All the percentages were so much higher on the Pine Ridge than in the rest of the U.S. Even though the people living there have almost nothing the children were still happy and friendly to Mr. Salerno.
- Jack h
I thought that Mr Salernos talk was very interesting. He went on the retreat nervous and unprepared, but came back with memories to last a lifetime. I thought the most meaningful thing he said to us was that people with nothing, usually have the most to give. Also all of the stats were very surprising but also sad. Thanks for coming Mr Salerno!
I thought that they were all kind of poor but I never new that they were all sick and lived in shacks. It makes you realize that native americans are not savages but are people that have complicated lives that are not fair. it was cool that even though the kids there have nothing that are willing to give everything.
-Blake
i liked to listen to what mr salerno had to say. I think it was vert interesting what he did and what he went throught with the Lakota people. It gave a good understaning that not everybody is as lucky and as fortunate as we all are and i think that we should be more appreciative for the things that we do have.
-jack borges
I learned a lot from Mr. Salerno when he spoke to us. Something I thought of a lot was the kids were so eager to give their toys to Mr. Salerno. When with all our stuff we have, it is hard to give things up. I learned a lot and I will remember it for along time.
I think that Mr. Salerno was very nice to take time out of his schedule to come and inform us about the Lakota people, i thought it was a very interesting talk with us and i really enjoyed it, i am still shocked though about the poverty there is there. (PS i love his indian name polly pockets it sounded weird at first but when i heard what it meant, i thought it fit with him well)
I thought Mr. Salerno's speech was inspiring. It makes me want to get more involved with helping others in need. I hope I can do something as great as Mr. Salerno. I can't believe many people live in such condition. Thank you again Mr. Salerno.
Best Regards,
Simon
Mr.Salerno coming to our class was very nice. It was very nice that he helped out with those children. It is funny that they called him pollypockets because I always thought he was very nice also. It was very cool that he was given those gifts. i hop ehe gets to be able to go back there again.
---Brent Mackman
Mr. Salernos talk moved me, and now i can grasp a little more about what poverty can be like in the US. It makes me want to go on a service project, and do something like that. Polly pockets, it was a perfect fit for Mr. Salerno. A small caring man, who gives from his pockets. I enjoyed his speech very much, and I know I will remember it.
Mr. Salerno left a lasting impression on me when he told us about his service project at the pine ridge indian reservation. When he gave us the facts about the teen suicide rate, the infant mortality rate, and the school drop out rate really got me to think how even our own country needs a lot of help. It was also cool how OJ and his sister gave you some of there sacred belongings and the only belongings that they even had. So thank you Mr. Salerno for taking the time to talk to us and we owe you a debt of gratitude for what you did in our nations poorest county.
I thought Mr. Salerno story showed a whole new level of poverty. The people lived in torn down shacks wich was one of the really bad things. The kids only had one stuffed animal and one doll or basketball card and were willing to give both of them up. I think this story was very good and well presented.
I thought that it was really cool that he took his daughter with to go and help someone else. You think of South Dakota and the monument and very well known parks and land reserves. You don't think about the poorer places or anything but, when you go there you really see what it is like. The story of the little girl and boy giving him there things after he gave them his excess was truly amazing but it shows how that doesn't bother them.
-Melody
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