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UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
50 YEARS, 50 VOICES

LEON CRANE BEAR

50 YEARS, 50 VOICES

Leon
Crane Bear

2015
- Interviewed on
May 30, 2016

Leon Crane Bear is Niitstapi (Blackfoot) from Siksika, Alberta.  He graduated with a Master of Arts in Native American Studies from the University in 2015.

About this clip: 

Leon speaks about his experience as a graduate student in Native American Studies.

The full audio interview will be made available online in late 2017. For more information please contact the University of Lethbridge Archives. (mike.perry@uleth.ca)

The Recording: 
The Transcript:

Well, I had many positive experiences at my graduate life at Lethbridge.  One is ... of course learning to write well.  The other one is, I think … just creating, relationships with my instructors as well as my cohort and undergraduate students.  And just like being in there.  I mean on one hand you can read about it but I think, I think you gotta be in there to really appreciate the richness and the people’s contributions in there, right?  Ya know? 

And as I think back about my university experience, a lot of people made sacrifices for me, ya know?  And that ... how do you give that back?  How do you say thank you?  Because, you know, I think back and Carol (Carol Williams, M.A. supervisor) is a big example, ya know?  She stuck out her neck for me a lot of times, she’s going to do her work  but she was so dedicated.  I can see the dedication in her, right?  So how do you give that back?  And to me, I think that’s probably the most rich experience from a student/instructor relationship.  So I thank Carol every time I see her.  I’m glad to see her because she does her job well.

(Interviewed by Karissa Patton)

 

 

 

 

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