I knew there was more than the little hints you've dropped around here, Larry! I was getting ready to send you a message when is saw this, so close to my heart. Bonnielass, any wonder we resonate to one another?

Thank you very much, Larry and Bonnie. That is an eloquent and heratfelt song and I shall cherish my copy of it and share it with my native friends.

I was just at a genweb site trying to track down some ancestors up Michigan way. My great-great-great grandma was full native from up there, name of Mary Earl. For the first time tonight, I found some Earls from around her time. Then I came here and found this thread.

Thank you and how about teaching us some of the words you two are bantering about? I had a thread on other languages a while back and love learning phrases, at least, that I may use as a courtesy to someone whose native tongue is not English.

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