Allary, Alex and Bertha, Interview

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Title: Allary, Alex and Bertha, Interview
Subject: Family, Employment, Lifestyle, Food, Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
Description: Alex was born in Crescent Lake, Saskatchewan and his wife Bertha was born in Boggy Creek. Alex discusses the process of digging and preparing seneca root before it is sold. Alex discusses how his family used to live off of the land by hunting, fishing trapping, picking berries, farming, etc. He discusses some of his family chores that were required for survival. Alex talks about the respect people had for one another when he was growing up and the difficulties he had when his father passed away. Alex and Bertha discuss some of the jobs they had growing up and what kind of wages they received.
Publisher: Gabriel Dumont Institute
Type: Text Document
Format: application/pdf
Language: English
Date of Copyright: May 30, 2003
Coverage: Crescent Lake, Boggy Creek, Saskatchewan
GDI Media Location: GDI Oral Histories Interviews
GDI Media Filename: NF - A and B Allary (VM).pdf

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