DescriptionPatrick Kindness talks about growing up as a Native Apsaalooke (Crow) child on Billings Southside and on the Crow Reservation, how his bad decisions as a youth affected him long term, attending boarding school in Oregon, the gang attack that led to his blindness, dealing with becoming blind, signing up for assistive services, his experience with the Sun Dance, his love of music, his personal philosophy, and his efforts to be a role model for his children.TypeTextCreatorHunley, LaurenGenredocumentsLanguageengDate2023-10-2ContributorInterviewsDisabilitiesInterviews--MontanaBlindnessContributing InstitutionWestern Heritage CenterGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaYellowstone County, MontanaCrow Indian ReservationDigital CollectionCommunities with Disabilities Oral History ProjectDigital Formatapplication/pdfDigitization SpecificationsDigital word document saved a pdfDate Digitized2023Contact UsFor questions about our oral histories, email us at archives@ywhc.org