Nez Perce humor, I don’t know, it is like other Indian people all over the world but ours is usually short and sweet. It is very brief and to the point and no long stories involved. One of the best examples I can think of is when my brother and I were racing. We had a foot race with our grandfather. He was older than us and he knew we could possibly beat him so he’d have to get himself a few paces ahead of us at the starting line. Then we’d say go and then he’d beat us because he was a little closer to the finish line and after we’d get finished he’d say, “You boys run like a dry creek.” It’s a little bit of Nez Perce humor.

That is kind of one of the ways I view humor. There was a lot of humor in the old days and humor these days. It is kind of like medicine to me. Since we all live together I mix them. Like the old people say if you find something along the road that is good then pick it up and use it. If not then it is their choice but it is there.