My great grandfather, Aubrey Collum Jr. left the reservation and joined the military during World War II and set the precedence for many future solders in our family to include myself. After the war Aubrey settled down with my grandmother who was from West Virginia and they begin to plant roots in the east coast. The family continued to survive by raising crops and animals and was still considered a low class family. For years to come our family tribes would move between Oklahoma and West Virginia. For the first 7 years of my life I was raised in Oklahoma and remember always being surrounded by a big family. Being from a big family meant the children were disciplined by many but also brought on the feelings of security and
My great grandfather, Aubrey Collum Jr. left the reservation and joined the military during World War II and set the precedence for many future solders in our family to include myself. After the war Aubrey settled down with my grandmother who was from West Virginia and they begin to plant roots in the east coast. The family continued to survive by raising crops and animals and was still considered a low class family. For years to come our family tribes would move between Oklahoma and West Virginia. For the first 7 years of my life I was raised in Oklahoma and remember always being surrounded by a big family. Being from a big family meant the children were disciplined by many but also brought on the feelings of security and