One connection that I noticed during the scavenger hunt in Balboa Park was that a lot of the artifacts had to do with the history that we are learning in class. It was still US history, but San Diego focused. You were able to see how Columbus' actions influenced the other side of America. I learned that the Arawak Indians and the Kumeyaay Indians in San Diego faced similar treatment from different Europeans.
The most interesting artifact to me was the painting from Chicano Park. This was interesting to me because I have been there so to see that it is in a history museum. All of the murals from Chicano park were cool to see because it shows that we are living in a place with such rich history that is still currently being written. The mural was of a Native Mexican standing proud, it made me think that the message was, "I am here, we are still here." I think we talk about Native Americans and other indigenous people in the past tense and forget that they are still here and still facing struggles. The scavenger hunt confirmed my claim that we were doing a project on the history of America with a focus on Latin America and Native Americans. Also that we were going to work with children. It confirmed this because most of our scavenger items were Latin American or Native American history, also we went to a puppet show for children. This helped us learn more about how to convey information to children in a way that with be fun and informative. The history that we learned was mostly the history of the relationships between America and other countries, as well as Natives and Europeans.
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