During an informal trustee chat early in 2000, someone praised our Morocco program for providing a third world experience. Albert White Hat responded "If you want a third world experience, come to the Reservation." The idea of a Proctor retreat at Rosebud South Dakota proved irresistable, and last week it happened.
Some drove, others flew. About forty folks--faculty, trustees, maintanence folk, alumni, current students and friends convened for the educational experience of a lifetime. Former faculty member George Emeny--who first forged our relationship with Lakota people 25 years ago--attended, as did Dave Fowler--who encouraged those ties across the years.
In addition to lectures, field trips to Wounded Knee, cookouts and nights in teepees, the four-day event featured a buffalo hunt. Here's Bert Carvalho removing the stomach:
