Carolina Quotes
I learned by listening to my dad. And I often asked my mother, what did he say? Back in those days, we didn't have the tube to watch. My dad would build a big fire to keep us warm, and he would start talking.
Jerry Wolfe Carolinian
Source
Interview at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina; Associated Press (Asheville Citizen-Times), May 13, 2015
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- interview
- work
- Wolfe wears mantle of Cherokee culture as Beloved Man
- year
- 2015
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“I learned by listening to my dad. And I often asked my mothe…” Jerry Wolfe. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-339E2D14AE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/339e2d14ae
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