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He always felt that he was different from other boys ever since he was small. He loved mountains, animals, and had a fascination for the past. He was about to find out why.

Then finally his dad told him he could search for his identity and in doing so, made an amazing discovery.

Ernie LaPointe

Ernie LaPointe lived in Lead, South Dakota, and was always fascinated with where he came from. He was Native American which meant he had roots tied deep with his culture.

The 73-year-old felt this connection deeply and people often mocked him for it.

Feeling Different

Ernie loved animals even more so than people. He loved nature instead of cities and was fascinated with the past.

Ernie always looked up at the night sky in curiosity. But his mother told him a secret that would take him down a mysterious and convoluted path for many years.

The Secret

But his mother would leave him at the tender age of ten when she sadly passed away. But he always remembered what she told him.

She made him promise to keep it a secret. He listened to his mother and never told a soul. But in the years to come, he would feel the burden of the family secret.

Wrong Path

Ernie watched as his culture slowly faded away with more modern traditions. But he was too proud to let that happen to him. It was hard to watch.

He tried hard for many years to figure out the mystery around what his mother had told him. But his father would step in.