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When you're the last keeper of ancestral stories

I'm the only one left who remembers the stories my great-aunt used to tell about our Cherokee ancestors and I keep meaning to write them down but I never do and I'm terrified they'll die with me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being the sole repository of family memory creates pressure to preserve what you fear forgetting.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestor veneration across traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.