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Leon Crane Bear
Leon Crane Bear is Niitstapi (Blackfoot) from Siksika, Alberta. He graduated with a Master of Arts in Native American Studies from the 免费福利资源在线看片 in 2015.
Leon speaks about his experience as a graduate student in听Native American Studies.
The full audio interview will be made available online in late 2017. For more information please contact the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Archives. (mike.perry@uleth.ca)
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And as I think back about my university experience, a lot of people made sacrifices for me, ya know? 听And that ...听how do you give that back? 听How do you say thank you? 听Because, you know, I think back and Carol (Carol Williams,听M.A.听supervisor) is a big example, ya know?听 She stuck out her neck for me a lot of times, she鈥檚 going to do her work听听but she was so dedicated. 听I can see the dedication in her, right? 听So how do you give that back? 听And to me, I think that鈥檚 probably the most rich听experience from a student/instructor relationship. 听So I thank Carol every time I see her. 听I鈥檓 glad to see her because听she does her job well.
(Interviewed by Karissa Patton)
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