Published December 11, 2008, 12:00 AM


Laura Wehde/Republic

Stella Pretty Sounding Flute, today an 84-year-old resident of Fort Thompson, remembers The Great Depression well. “I remember (the grandmothers) used to tell me that I should listen because I am going to have a hard time,” said Pretty Sounding Flute, herself now an American Indian elder.

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