Celeste Bull Bear- On My Forearm, That’s Where I Got Strapped

When I was going to school, I was a residential but I was going to school here. And I got strapped by the teacher because I wasn’t listening. I was fooling around and she strapped me with that, it was like, a big ruler. That’s what she used on me. Not on my palms but on my forearm, that’s were I got strapped.

– Celeste Bull Bear (Bear Chief)

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Notes:

Oral interview with Celeste Bull Bear (Bear Chief). Conducted, translated, and transcribed by Gwendora Bear Chief. Old Sun Community College, March 28, 2022.