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An elder passes

by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 17, 2021 | Colville Reservation, Indian reservations, The Dying Grass

In my understanding of how things work in Indian country, names of elders who have recently passed are often not said aloud for some time–or only carefully. But I think in this case it is important to use a name, because Mary Schlick was known to many in...
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