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John Roberts with Shoshone man
11. John Roberts talking with Shoshone man, Date
Unknown (BIA, Wind River Agency
He was strict but he made you want to learn. (Pansey St. Clair)
 Rev.
Roberts who learned Shoshone from the old people, was a central
figure on the reservation in many ways. With a fairly constant stream
of visitors, the mission served as something of a community center
as well as a school. Dolly Rowan remembers Roberts inviting the
girls into his home on special occasions.
It was so homey and nice....Our teacher, Gwennie, would get
kind of rough if we wouldn’t mind, but he was nice. He was
the most wonderful person that I’ve ever met. And we all
went to church and lived happily ever after, I guess. I enjoyed
it...it was wonderful when I look back on it. It was a second
home to me.
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