Verna Arquette

Meanwhile, Verna Arquette, a counselor at White Swan High School, invited some of the YouthWorks kids into her home to show them her regalia and explain a variety of American Indian beliefs.Born of the Blackfeet Nation, she attends services both at the Toppenish Creek Longhouse and the United Methodist church.

"It's important to give them an idea of who they're visiting and what type of people we are," she says.

"They just kept asking me where she's at," says Verna Arquette, school counselor.

So, Arquette visited the art classroom and told them: