Cultural Values and Respecting Elders with Jesse Cree

No it is a different time like I said I was the exception I was not the norm nowadays we’re living in a different society we’re living in a bad society a drug society a drug society and also all of these values that were attributed to me to pass on I pass it on to my kids and also my grandkids are learning those values but the rest of the community and the rest of the drug society are not practicing those values they’re all on their own and the educational system are not doing anything either - sir plant or supplementals things that need to be supplemented in the lives of the younger people such as regard for say like the elders there is virtually nothing on this Turtle Mountain that I see and I’ve been everywhere that is doing anything for the elders yes they do have different things that are put up in powwows and the different honorariums honor everything’s honorary dances honorary it’s okay honorary dances and honorary things that they have in say like something going on and whatever yeah they do however they honor the P who have passed on which is good but I have told some of the people what do I have to do to get recognition and honor do I have to die first no that was not taught to me like that it’s a very good tingle that they do honor people after they passed on that’s very good thing we do have to do that but you the thing that’s lacking and I see in education and wherever whatever is the honor and the recognition that these people deserve and that they spoke they should have got while they are alive so that’s what I see