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Our story is called "The Animals Give Themselves" from the book Cloud Walker by Joe Montour published by Forum Publishing. Mr. Montour is a native American from the Mohar nation. He has written stories about young native Americans who grow up in American cities and do not always know a lot about their Indian traditions. Here is Faith Lapidus with the story."Elizabeth." Betty Talen turned to her best friend Debby, "I hate it when my mother calls me Elizabeth, it always means I have to do some work." Betty made her music louder and the two girls laughed.Betty and Debby are 12 years old and live in Fairbanks, Alaska. Together, they share schoolwork and movies and talk a lot. Betty is Coyukan, an Alaskan native nation, and Debby's ancestors came from England.Mrs. Talen came to Betty's room, ...