From left, students Dillon Nasingoetewa, 16, Meiko Lomatska, 16, Jackson LaPahe and Devin Luna work to sift sand to mix with clay that they will use to replaster a clay oven at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during "Cultivate," one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory provides residential and educational services to Indigenous students who live on reservations but attend school in Flagstaff.
Students Kaleb Schuler, left, and Rivas Tuni, both 15, learn how to pickle vegetables at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during "Cultivate," one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
Students Madison Francisco, left, and Katherine Montoya, both 16, work on pickling vegetables at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
Marlene Laughter-Edgley, academic advisor, stands inside a study hall classroom used for an after-school program at Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory on Thursday, April 10.
Students Kaleb Schuler, left, and Rivas Tuni, both 15, learn how to pickle vegetables at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during "Cultivate," one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
The Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory (FBD) currently houses 109 Indigenous youth from various reservations in Arizona. This home-living program sits just north of Flagstaff in its own corner of the pine trees and has been in operation since 1958.
Since its opening, FBD’s mission has been to “prepare and empower all students for the choices and challenges they will face in the future,� and it continues to do so to this day.
Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory provides residential and educational services to Indigenous students who live on reservations but attend school in Flagstaff.
From left, students Dillon Nasingoetewa, 16, Meiko Lomatska, 16, Jackson LaPahe and Devin Luna work to sift sand to mix with clay that they will use to replaster a clay oven at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during "Cultivate," one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
Students Madison Francisco, left, and Katherine Montoya, both 16, work on pickling vegetables at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Colton Garden on Thursday, April 10, during one of many weekly activities provided for the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory residents.
Marlene Laughter-Edgley, academic advisor, stands inside a study hall classroom used for an after-school program at Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory on Thursday, April 10.
Hattie Loper, Arizona Daily Sun
Jesselle Ortegon can be reached at [email protected]. This reporter position was primarily made possible by the Arizona Local News Foundation as part of its education solutions mission.
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