Phyllis Ernst:  

Life Hello to all, In 1965, half way through my Junior year, I married a special guy who was in the Army and had 1 year left until discharge. I was able to continue my high school education via correspondence courses and graduated in 1967. Rather unconventional but successful. After Gene got out of the Army we moved back to his childhood home in Tacoma, Washington. In 1969 our daughter was born and in 1972 our son joined the family. 1972 was a busy year as we completed building our home in the rural community of Browns Point. This was a perfect place to raise our family. Our home faces Commencement Bay, we have 3/4 of an acre where we have apple trees, blackberry bushes, and hazel nut trees. I have been very active in the American Indian Community that started when I did my internship for my Human Services Degree for the Puyallup Indians. My mother and I are enrolled tribal elders with the Marten Clan, Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Ojibwe. We also have family ties with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band and the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe. Mom and I were able to visit our home "rez" and found that we have alot of relatives we never knew we had. My grandfather spoke the language but Mom and I are slowly learning. During my working ...Expand for more