As for Peter Bennion, when he took Brady's class, he was matched up with a senior named Charlie Piper. Piper is Arapahoe and works at the Indian Walk-in Center, teaching teenagers how to drum. In relating his memories, Piper told Bennion, "My grandfather taught me the Arapahoe way, and it blessed me quite a bit . . . it got me through the Sundance . . . up to this day, I can pull anyone through if they come up to me and ask me to be their grandpa."

The memoir project was amazing, said Bennion. How remarkable it is to meet a man from another generation and another background and to see that you and he are so much alike. "Alike in our need for a sense of identity," said Bennion, "a sense of belonging, a desire to love and be loved."

Bennion said he became more capable of empathy through the time he spent with Piper. He also learned that, obvious as it sounds, "there really is no such thing as an average life."

If you go ...

What: YourStory: Record and Remember

Where: The Museum of Utah Art & History, 125 S. Main, Salt Lake City

When: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

How much: $10

Phone: for reservations, 581-7993

Web: www.yourstory.utah.edu

---

E-mail: susan@desnews.com

• Page:
• < Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4