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Mukamudenge Angela describes her parents' lifestyle to her son: how they farmed, how they told stories, and how that life has changed in her son's lifetime. Her stories illustrate a simpler life; her parents relied on their hands rather than books to do their work, and children could always find guidance from the elders sitting around the fireplace. Mukamudenge Angela hopes that her stories and a better understanding of previous generations will lead her son to both appreciate the benefits of a changing Rwanda, and learn from his family's past.

"I want to ask her about my grandfather, I don’t know how he died, yet I want to know how he lived so that I can learn from him." Ndarihoranye Gaston

"Your grandfather was hardworking, he was a farmer and he loved people so much. I wish that you also develop that culture, that you respect every elder like your parent, that you live with your friends at school, that you learn to live in peace with everyone." Mukamudenge Angela

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SEPTEMBER 2014 - Archival Science 14 (Nos. 3-4, 2014): 275-306. Available here

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