Edna Shugak (Denaʼina) Part 1
Edna grew up in Pedro Bay, Alaska.Her father died when she was five. At age 14, she took on a commercial fishing venture for the family. Then her mother...
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Eddie Lindsey (Creek) Part 3
Our stories are important. They are an integral part of family and our culture. Eddie tells the story that his mom told him about a turtle and the lesson...
Eddie Lindsey (Creek) Part 2
Eddie grew up with a dad who drank. He always knew that his daddy loved him though he never heard the words. One day something happened in his daddy’s...
Eddie Lindsey (Creek) Part 1
As a young person, Eddie was afraid of dying. He didn’t know much about it. One day he went to Sunday School where his aunt was teaching and she...
Vincent Larry (Mi’kmaq) Part 2
Larry recalls hard times… fearful times that would leave bitter memories of his youth. But he tells about how he was able to forgive – not in his own...
Vincent Larry (Mi’kmaq) Part 1
Larry grew up in the Eel Ground Reserve on the banks of the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. He became a Native Constable on the reserve and saw a...