Stories
Gun Case
It was Mothers Day…. He wished his Kunshi and Mom were close to him many times when he was serving aboard the HMCS ATHABASKAN. His ship was patrolling the Persian Gulf and was fitted with Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missiles and was part of a larger battle group assigned with protecting other ships when incoming enemy …
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The Bundle Will Always Look After Us
He went to visit his uncle when things didn’t seem right. His uncle was a keeper of one the people’s bundles (for those that don’t know what a bundle is you will have to bear with the story). “Uncle, the little people are restless and things are not the way they should be,” he said …
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When is the Right Time
“When is it the right time to die?” Isagha looked at me blankly, “Hunh?” “When is it the right time to die Isagha?” I asked that question because my Naahsa ( mom’s father) died on the side of a road in a snowstorm. He was walking home because there was no one to give him …
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Faith, Forgiveness and Hope
It was all said and done. He had built up the strength to finally challenge what was real, what was unreal, and he sat there in a world swirling with memories. He saw it all over again. His mind’s eye was as clear as he had ever known. Memories of youth when he lived in …
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My Name is Wakinyan Duuta
My real name is Wakinyan Duuta…. Every now and then I must retreat for the purpose of moving forward. The past 5 months have been about retreat and in that finding out what being humble is. Not sure if I have made it there but it is always a learning… Isagha taught me an important …
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Thunderbirds and Prayer
Sometimes the first thunder comes and everyone is happy. The old people would bring out their ceremonial items and hang them on the tripods to recharge them. Bring life back after a season of resting and sleep. Wake up my relatives… Kunshi would stand out in the middle of the storm and hold my hand. …
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Tłicha waits for him
“Tłicha”came into his life when he started to learn to walk. Since he was learning to speak at the same time he only knew the word for dog. He called him: “Tłicha.” Most people grow up with them and they are attached at the hip for the short time they are with us. “Tłicha” was …
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Comes a Man Singing
The storm that came through last night was wilder than he thought. The Thunder beings were in full force and the rain poured for what seemed like hours. Lightning struck the ground all around him and the earth shook. His small camp was drenched and he just laid there in the wet trying to stay …
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