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Whatever the old people ask me I’ll do it. That’s my respect for them for my fellow elders
I try be helpful in that way. Like when we’re in meetings I try making sure they have
coffee and I bring them food because I’m not crippled and some of them are, so I’m there
to help them.

I believe he put us on this earth for a purpose, to help one another. If I see somebody hurt
or whatever I try to help if I can. I’ll get whoever’s involved to help them. Like if I saw
somebody hurt somewhere I’ll phone 911. Like if it’s serious I’ll call 911. One time they
were drinking last year a bunch of drunks were chasing kids with sticks. I had to call the
Tsuut’ina Police and they were there in no time. You don’t pick on kids. This one kid
came running up to me and said there are drunk people chasing us. So I phoned 911 and
they got involved because we’re only workers not security. We make sure everything’s
okay all the time. We have first aide so we can help the kids that come there.

As a Nation we have to stick together and try to build a better tomorrow for the future
generations. Only the Creator can help us. We have to pray and do whatever we can to
help us in our life. Bruce asked me to help him and I told him I’m here for you if you need
me to help you. He lost a daughter last year. He had a special meal for her and I was there
for him. I prayed in my own way. He prays in his own way. We’re all unique in that part.
He prays to Creator in his own way and we all need to be like that.

We all need to help each other as human beings. We need to joke about life because
when you joke and have fun laughter is a healer in life. You have to look at it that way,
even if you tease each other joking wise. Some people get offended by teasing and those
people must have been hurt really bad if they can’t handle the tease. People who drink get
offended fast. All they want is enough money for their next drink. I know because I was
there. I didn’t like that feeling and today I don’t look down on drunks; I pity them.
There’s help for them if they want it, each and every one of them. Each addiction they
have there’s help for them.

You can go to classes for alcohol, whatever there is there’s something always there to help
them. Even the spiritual way, there are sweats that can spiritually help you. Bruce always
told me. His sweat is open to people to help them if they need it. He said I’m not a
Medicine Man. I’m here to help if that’s what people need. That’s what I like about his
sweats. He said we all got to help one and other, one way or another, that’s why we’re
here he said. He said his family and grandchildren are important to him, and that’s what I
believe too.

I like sweating with him because it’s our language and some people pray in Cree or
Blackfoot its okay or in English it’s okay because we all pray to the Creator. The Creator is
the Creator of life and we got to know these things. I believe we need to help, but you got
to help to a certain extent. You got to be helped back with whatever you’re doing. That’s
what I was going to say. You got to help one another to help in life and whatever you give
you get back in full. Like praise or a thank you for helping even a thank you is good.

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