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Hello boys and girls, how do you like my new hat?

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I guess you can see that I'm off to adventure.

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We're still talking about Indian Americans and Indian Canadians.

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May I try the headdress on?

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It's a little big on me.

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Let me handle it.

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Hello, who are you?

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I'm Wolf von Aya from Oklahoma.

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And boys and girls, he's really Mr. Richard West, a very famous Indian American painter

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and head of the art department at Bay Cone College, Muskogee, Oklahoma.

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And here's the man we told you last week would be on off to adventure this week.

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Do you have the rest of your costume that goes with your headdress?

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Yes, I do, Eunice.

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Would you put it on for us?

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I'd be glad to.

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Oh boy.

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Eunice, Mr. West has brought some of his very wonderful pictures with him.

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Would you like to see them?

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Oh, yes.

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Now, Eunice, this is one of Mr. West's paintings.

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It looks like one of those monty signs.

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Yes, it is like.

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Look at what this is.

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Well, that's the sun, and this is lightning.

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And down here is the rain.

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And those things, the sunlight and the rain falling on something in the picture.

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Corn.

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You tell the people at home who looked out for the corn.

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The girls and the women looked out for the corn and picked it when it was ripened.

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Now, what else do you see on here?

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Oh, these arrows.

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And I think the boys will be interested in this.

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Because here are some bullets with tails.

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And what are those wiggly tails supposed to be?

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It means they're going fast.

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And what were they going to kill?

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Buffalo.

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Well, let's look to see if there's any sign for a buffalo on here.

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Oh, here are two horns.

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And what's this right here?

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His eye.

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And this is probably his shabby name.

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I think so.

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And the buffalo was food and clothing and shelter to the Indians.

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Now, Mr. West has painted another picture.

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And we're going to look at that.

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This is about the buffalo, too.

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See the buffalo headdress here.

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And a buffalo skull.

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And these dancers are...

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Oh, how beautiful.

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What are your moccasins made of?

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These are made out of buckskin.

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Were they always beaded?

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No, not always, Eunice.

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In the olden days, the Indians dyed porcupine quills

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and decorated the moccasins.

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Well, what about your shirt? What was it made out of?

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Usually buckskin, sometimes elk skin,

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and sometimes buffalo hide.

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Is that a real warp on it?

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Yes, it is, Eunice.

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The Plains Indians, usually the chiefs.

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Wore the eagle feather warp on it.

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Do you just have eagle feathers, Eunice?

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No, the Indians liked the hawk feathers

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because of his ability as a bird of prey.

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So you'll find them in the back of the warp on it.

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And what is this here for?

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This is stone marten.

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And they were also copying the ability as an animal

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and his ability to stalk his prey.

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So they like to wear the skin of the marten or the weasel

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in their war combat.

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How do you like my painting, Eunice?

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It's good.

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Oh, is that the way you say good?

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My people say good this way.

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This is good in sign talk.

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Do you know sign talk?

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What did you just say?

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I can speak or use sign talk.

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Do you know any stories of the buffalo in sign talk?

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Yes, I'd be glad to tell you about the buffalo of the Plains Indians.

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Once, long ago in the past,

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there lived a woman and a man that were Indian.

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They lived in a tepee.

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The woman spoke to the man and said,

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I'm hungry.

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You go and hunt for meat.

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The man got his bow and his arrows.

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He went out of the lodge, got on his horse,

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and went to hunt for the buffalo.

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He went along until he came to a hill.

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He got off and looked.

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To his surprise, there were many buffalo.

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He got on his horse, got an arrow, put it in his mouth,

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got another one and fixed it in his bow.

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His horse went fast, chasing the buffalo.

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When he got up on the side, he drew and released the arrow.

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The buffalo fell. He was dead.

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He got off the horse, drew his knife, and cut the meat.

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He tied up the meat in the hide and packed it on the horse.

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He got on and came back to the tepee.

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He got off his horse, went in, spoke to the woman,

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said, I have killed meat of the buffalo.

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She went out, got the meat, put it in a pot,

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and built a fire and cooked it.

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They sat down and ate until they were full.

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They were happy. That is the end.

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It would be good if you taught me some sign language.

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I would be glad to, Eunice.

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Sign talk was the common language of all the tribes

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before the coming of the white man.

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The sign language was needed because of the many differences

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between the tribal languages.

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How would you say hello in sign language?

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The sign would be friend.

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And I?

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As shown as this.

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And you?

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And you.

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Now man and woman.

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Woman, she combs her hair, and man is in this manner.

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How about child?

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Child is a small man.

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House and tepee.

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House is done in this manner, showing the rim of the white man's hat

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to identify the white man.

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And the tepee is the Indian sign of red as in his cheek.

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Horse and buffalo are almost alike.

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How do you show the difference between them?

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This is horse, and this is buffalo and the hump.

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I am hungry.

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I, this is hungry.

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And thirsty.

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To drink.

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And if someone knew that you were hungry and said I understand,

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what would he do?

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I grasp it.

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How about making a fire?

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To cook something you build a fire by the flames.

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And to cook meat on it?

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You would indicate the cutting of the meat and placing it in a pot and building the fire.

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And if you liked it?

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The meat of the buffalo was good.

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Eunice, do you remember any of the signs that Mr. West has been showing us?

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Yes, I remember a few.

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Like buffalo and tepee.

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I wish I could remember all of them.

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Eunice, I have an idea.

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I'll draw them for you.

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Oh, that would be just wonderful.

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Mr. West, I've got a better idea.

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Would you be willing to draw these for all the boys and girls?

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I would.

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Well, we were planning on sending them a map about Indians this week anyway.

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And on the back we can put your drawings.

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And you know how to get these?

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All you have to do is write on a two penny postcard,

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off to adventure, that's this program,

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Box 6, New York 10, New York.

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And put your name and address with the state and province on the other side.

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And we need a code word.

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Sign language?

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Indian talk.

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That is good.

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Good, that's good.

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Now remember, to get this map and the pictures by Mr. West,

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this is what you do.

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Use a two penny postcard and on one side put off to adventure,

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Box 6, New York 10, New York.

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And on the other side, print your name and address

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and be sure to include the province or the state.

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And the key word, Indian talk.

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Mr. West, we've been talking about hunting and food.

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Do the Indians have a sign for God?

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Yes, they do.

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Would you show it to us?

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This is the sign.

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This is God, chief on the mountain in the heavens.

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And is it possible to pray in Indian sign language?

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Yes, it is.

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Would you do the Lord's prayer for us?

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Yes, I'd be glad to.

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Our Father, God that lives in heaven,

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Blessed is what you are called.

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God's kingdom comes to earth,

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Thy workings in earth the same as in heaven.

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Give us this day our daily bread to eat.

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I think no bad of those that hurt me.

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Lead me into no bad ways.

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He draws me from bad.

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God's kingdom comes on earth.

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It is strong and good.

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My heart goes out to the heavens and to God.

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Forever. Amen.

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Thank you very much, Mr. West.

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We're very happy you're going to be on our program again next week.

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And boys and girls, a big surprise for next week

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is that Mr. West's two sons, Rich and Jim,

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are going to do Indian dances in costume for us.

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Is there some way to shut off this program with Indian sign language?

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I think so, Dr. John.

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No more talk is cut off.

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Off to adventure. No more talk. Cut off.

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Boys and girls, don't forget to follow Dr. John's advice

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and send in for your free copy of the picture map of Indian Americans.

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On the face of the map, you'll find the location of Indian reservations

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and the schools and churches that Indians attend.

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And around the side, you'll see the occupations that Indians engage in,

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such as weaving, basket making, sheep herding, and many other things.

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And on the back of the map, you'll find those wonderful drawings

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that Mr. West has made of the Indian sign language.

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And by the time you've studied them, you'll be better sign language talkers

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than Eunice and Dr. John.

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Now, here's what Mr. West has drawn for us.

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Such signs as the one for the buffalo and for cattle, for the bear,

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for food and eating, the sign for the white man,

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the sign that you use when you want to talk about your brothers and sisters,

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and the sign for the chief who stands up above the rest of the tribe.

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Now, these and all the other signs are on the back of the map.

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And all you have to do to get your free map is to send a letter or postal card

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with your name and address and the key words Indian Talk

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to Off to Adventure, Box 6, New York 10, New York.

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Now, remember that address, Off to Adventure, Box 6, New York 10, New York.

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And we'll send your map to you by return mail.