Interview · North Dakota · Debbe Poitra
Themes: Kinship & family, Values & generosity, Children & young people, Intergenerational learning
New transcript-based questions created with AI assistance using Scott Simpson’s Learn About and Learn From guide.
Learn About questions
1. What community and Tribal affiliation does Debbe Poitra identify?
2. What does she describe about the size and generations of her family?
3. Which relatives does she identify as important teachers during her childhood?
Learn From questions
1. What have I learned from living with or spending time with older relatives?
2. How do several generations contribute to my sense of belonging?
3. What would I like to ask a relative while I still have the opportunity?
Transcripts
Debbe_poitra_intro.mp4
Watch this interview on YouTubeMy name is Debbie Petra and I’m an enrolled member of the turtle mountain band of Chippewa Indians i live in belcourt North Dakota I am married and I have two children and three grandchildren and my mother I’m very thankful but she is still alive she is 83 years old and grew up in a big family I have six brothers and sisters many nieces and nephews and don’t have any grandparents left but learned a lot especially from my paternal grandmother and grandfather who we lived with when I was growing up and so
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