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Gordon Thayer (Ojibwe) Part 3

Gordon’s problems with the spirits weren’t over just yet. “When I went home, the stuff was still in my home; the odors, the foul voices, literally torment…”

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Gordon Thayer (Ojibwe) Part 2

Gordon tells the story of a strange incident while in the hospital recovering from a heart attack: “I was laying in bed and I heard these voices call out...

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Gordon Thayer (Ojibwe) Part 1

“Early on, in Milwaukee, I got into trouble as a young man with a lot of other friends. We weren’t a gang as such, but we had a lot...

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Ernie McDougal (Cree) Part 3

When he arrived home in St Theresa, Ernie was so troubled by the thought of dying that he couldn’t rest. He decided to go to Garden Hill and talk...

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Ernie McDougal (Cree) Part 2

On a flight from Winnipeg to Garden Hill, Manitoba, Ernie was paralyzed by fear because he couldn’t get this question out of his mind. “If you were to die...

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Ernie McDougal (Cree) Part 1

Because of a sickness when he was a little boy, Ernie was unable to do things that other kids could do. Early on he learned that education was important...

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