The Story of My Name
by
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I was born at night during a very severe thunderstorm with lots of lightening. In the hospital where my Mother brought me into this world was my Uncle LaMoine and my Father also. Just after I was born and brought into the hospital room to be with my Mother, a bolt of lightening struck so near the hospital that it made the lights flicker and the thunder was felt under many feet. My Uncle LaMoine said he looked out the window of this hospital room and said: "Boy, the nightfire is really lighting up the sky tonight!". He said he turned around and looked at my Mother, and she nodded her head. You see, night lightening to my family and Tribe (Miami), has always been called nightfire because it lights up the night sky. I didn't pick the name Nightfire, I guess you could say, it picked me. *smiles*. |
