Ithaca, NY welcomed us with open arms. As we rolled into Cornell, we found Scott Perez, Udall Scholar 2001, waiting there for us. We stayed on the Cornell campus in the Ecohouse and had almost all of our meals catered there thanks for to Beth Fiori, fellowship coordinator. Ding Kong, a 2007 Scholar, tagged along to most of the events. Cornell was our first stop with a tribal emphasis.
On Friday night Beth and Scott took all the riders and Joel to Moosewood Restaurant. Saturday morning we went to the Ithaca Farmers Market and had front row parking. We ran a public outreach project which went very well. Jenny V. bought a plant for the bus. We came back to the Ecohouse and Scott gave a talk on some tribal issues in the Ithaca/New York area. We then took a walk to the Herbert R. Johnson Museum of Art to check out the “Walk in Beauty: Discovering American Indian Art” show. Native people from all across the country had art on display at the museum, which offered a great variety for the public to see. After spending about a half hour there we broke up into different groups to hang out and go on our own. Some went to an organic farm, others went for a walk around campus, and some went to Akwe:kon, the Native American house on campus.
We had a nice dinner on Saturday night with many guests including Jane Mt. Pleasant, Director of the Cornell University American Indian Program.Cornell was fun and after Ithaca, we headed to Penn State.
By: Martina Gast
1 comments:
It does seem like you had a very nice visit! Catered meals at the Cornell campus must have been really great. You were lucky to have been treated with such hospitality! Too bad the Moosewood Restaurant does not take reservations. I would really like to go there sometime. I also checked out that link with the American Indian Art, and it's beautiful! The mystical bird is so intricate, the details must have been painstakingly done. I'm glad you guys have fun. I hope to read more about your adventures soon! Btw, I love the pictures.
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