Native American Youthsummer Program
June 23 - 29, 2002
University of Wisconsin-Superior

Pictures from Field Trips, Classes and Internships


Bret Benally Thompson, White Earth Band Member and 3rd year University of Minnesota medical student, shows students specimens in the UM-Duluth's School of Medicine Pathology Lab.

Mike Roberts (Lac Courte Orielles Ojibwe/Sioux) and Matt DeFoe (Red Cliff Ojibwe) got "scrubbed" in to observe cardiac catheretization procedures at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth

John LaGrew (Bad River Ojibwe) collects samples from a Lake on the Fond du Lac Reservation.  Students were able to look at the samples collected under microscopes at the Fond du Lac Environmental Program office.

Annie Houle (Bad River Ojibwe) and Ashley Leoso (Bad River Ojibwe/Navajo) hide their faces while I tried to take their picture at the Murphy Oil Industries tour.

Web Page Design teacher Brian Hood teaches Kyle Jensen how to create his own website.

Basketball was the sport of the week.  Students would get together and play after class/field trip activities.  Here, Fred Connors (Left) (Bad River Ojibwe) and Tom Houle (Bad River Ojibwe) defend Mike Roberts (Ojibwe/Sioux) on the court.

Selena Rosin (Bad River Ojibwe) got to do an internship in Ceramics/Pottery.

The last group activity of the week was a trip to a local bowling alley.  

All pictures taken by Ivy Vainio.