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The call of story Dovie Thomason

The call of story Dovie Thomason
Everybody has a unique culture. The video shows a combination of several tales from several

storytellers from different native cultures. Dovie Thomason was a Native American. Through

watching her grandmother, Dovie was able to appreciate her native culture.

Dovie got her name from her grandmother who was also her best friend. She would tell her

stories about their culture. She learned about the animal people through the stories. The animal

people were the original habitats of the place they once lived in. the animal people were believed

to be a myth. Her grandmother usually told her stories about the animals getting into the same

trouble that she had got into that day. This was the very strange to her as a child. She did not

understand how it was possible. (Mahuika, 2016)

Dovie and her grandmother would spend the late evenings together. They would sit talking about

anything. Listening to the bees humming and looking at the doves flying. Her grandmother

would suddenly stop and turn to her and whisper to her that the birds were calling for their

families. The cries of the bird were a sign that she is telling her family that it is late and they

should return home.

This two areas cot my attention because they are similar to what I experienced growing up. The

stories of animal people who got into the exact trouble I had got into were a favorite of my

parents. These two aspects mean a lot to my life. It has made me set a personal goal that if I ever

get a child I will repeat the same stories I was told. I will sit with him or her late in the evening

talking. (Mahuika, 2016)

The call of story Dovie Thomason
References

Fear-Segal, J., & Rose, S. D. (2016). Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

Mahuika, N. (2016). Telling" Us" in the" Days Destined to You".´ Biography,´ 39(3), 328-333.