Native American Totem Pole

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There’s so many different ways to tell a life story, life stories are made so they can be passed on from generation to generation and one unique way is the way Native American tell there story. Native Americans tell there story by using a totem pole a totem pole is use to tell a person story in a thorough I way. Its so amazing how one simple totem pole can tell a life story and here is how i tell mine. I would describe my self as a butterfly because I'm graceful , I'm graceful because naturally I'm a calm person i really don't let things get to me and if I were face with a problem. i would handle it in a calm matter. my mom always used to tell me when I was little that I walked gracefully and i did everything slowly making sure everything was to perfection . I'm also a butterfly because depending on were im at Im able to adapt .like when I first came to East Coweta i didn't no anybody but within a week i made a group of friends because i adapt to what was around me. I would also be described as beaver because i'm strong willed , and determined . I'm determined because when i am told that i cant do something i am very determined to prove them wrong . my friends would also describe me …show more content…

Another animal that would best describe me is a badger because I have a serious problem with relating to others , I never no how to relate anybody for example one day my friend was crying cause her boyfriend broke up with her and I didn't know whether to hug her and I

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