In September the new group of students, 21 strong (or at least we hope so), journeyed to Bluff to interview six candidates for this year’s project.  After a great deal of deliberation they have selected Janet Yanito, who happens to be last year’s runner-up, and hence the group who built Suzy Whitehorse’s home were delighted with the selection.  It was the first time that a family had taken a chance to be rejected a second time.  Several of the students also voted to work off-hours, or during those times, and they are often, that there are simply too many people for the jobs available on the main project.  In addition, a group will be finishing the Bathhouse begun two years ago on the Scorup property.
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Janet Yanito has spent time on and off the reservation, her trailer in Bluff currently scheduled for repossession.  She raised four children on her own, and through active volunteerism at every level of Bluff’s local elementary school, she recognizes the ultimate importance of education, especially for children on the reservation.  An artist and potter, she has expressed much appreciation for the vision of our future architects, and she is excited to share in the creation of an environment that will likely behave as both a launching pad and grounding base for the whole extended family to come together.