Respecting the Elders in your village means many
things. People show respect to their Elders by helping them when they need
it. For example,
we chop wood for them, clean their houses, visit them and go to the store
if
they need groceries.
They teach us how to sew, make sleds, how to hunt
and trap and the best places to get wood.
Respecting your Elders means helping
and learning.![Article End](images/NANALogoEnd.jpg)
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Why Elders are Respected
Dawn Schaeffer
Noatak
The Elders are respected because they deserve it. They worked
hard for their Elders so we should work hard for them.
This tradition
of helping has to be passed along through the generations. If younger
kids see me helping the Elders, they will want to help
them, too.
The Elders should teach us what they have learned so
we will always remember them for what they did.![Article End](images/NANALogoEnd.jpg)