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    1. [NISHNAWBE] Story Telling
    2. Howdy Everyone If you are old enough (like me) just sit a minute and think about all the changes our grandparents have gone through. My grandfather was raised before cars. At age 8 he quit school (being the oldest) and worked at a lumber camp in Cheboygan, Michigan area. He drove teams of horses and peeled bark off the tree's that they had cut down. Just look at one of your grandchildren at age 8 and think of his poor little fingers. Later he worked in a pit sawing logs. He later worked in the Tannery for 25 years (tanning hides) and they closed up, no pension, nothing. But he told me he learned many things, so it was all right. He made friends with many of the men who were from other countries and he learned their language. He learned other things from having so many friends. There first TV had one channel which usually had cartoons on it. Before he died they had a man on the moon. So many changes but if we don't take the time to remember them and tell our children then yes it will all be lost. I am trying to make a file for everyone in our family and makes notes on things that they did or what happened to them during their lives. Jan Gouin Yes, I too watched Dreamkeeper. I enjoyed it greatly. It made me sad to think that my ancestors were unable to tell me stories handed down from generation to generation the way they were done in the years past. Too much white blood over the years has made it impossible to connect with the spirits of old. I have attempted to tell my grandchildren of their past but it is all from researching and not from actual accounts of my forefathers even though it is not too far back. I would recommend anyone watching this if they have the opportunity again......redtailchickenhawk......

    12/30/2003 01:41:38