When we were young, we mostly went fishing and hunting with my father. Later we cut wood for a small sawmill that built log cabins. We gathered ash trees and branches to make baskets; we chose the wood according to the type of basket; for more resistant baskets we needed mature wood and younger wood for decorative baskets. I also recall that my grandmother prepared medicine from branches, plants, bark and spruce gum. She prepared tonics to treat coughs and colds...⁸