Interview · North Dakota · Demus McDonald
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New transcript-based questions created with AI assistance using Scott Simpson’s Learn About and Learn From guide.
Learn About questions
1. What does Demus McDonald say his Dakota name means?
2. Who gave him that name?
3. Who raised him, and what home does he describe in this introduction?
Learn From questions
1. What story lies behind a name used in my family?
2. Who cared for me in my earliest years, and how does that shape my sense of belonging?
3. What could I ask an older relative about the home or relationships of my childhood?
Transcripts
Introduction with Demus Mcdonald
Watch this interview on YouTubeMy name is deras McDonald my dakota name is McCullough homely that means are just whirlwind and my gravel gave me that name after the end brought me home from after I was born and now my mother brought me to my grandma’s Lord house she gave me to her my grandma and said you can raise him cuz she was I was too busy here so that’s where I was raised in grandma’s laurels
Affiliation sources
NDNAEU document credits: Demus McDonald — Spirit Lake (Dakota).
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