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Good evening, everyone. My name is Don C. I'm an alcoholic. And I am a member of the Mohican

Nation. I was born for the turtle clan on my mother's side.

I was born for the coyote clan on my father's side.

And my Indian name is Tantanka Wambli.

That was given to me by the Lakota elders

when I was made keeper of the sacred hoop.

But of all those names, the one that I have to put on top,

that I'm an alcoholic.

I can never forget what that one is.

And you taught me that.

Well, there's a lot of people here.

It's big.

Before I start, I was... speak um before i start i was uh would ask tom if he would um give this tobacco to howard and his the elder and by offering that tobacco i ask his permission to speak and to

share my story on tonight that's how we do it back home.

It's always offer that to the elders and ask their permission.

We also have another thing that the elders always tell us to do.

They say that when people gather together,

the first thing that you should do is to take the time to connect with each other.

And then we become like one mind.

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