My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol.

What I do know is that it took a lot of love for my family to survive.

He had a horse and a pistol.

He also had a house that was so big that when British soldiers raided it, apparently they got lost and couldn’t find a way out. At least that’s what my father’s eldest cousin, whom I call Tauji, says.

My great-grandfather had enough love for his people and his country that he didn’t fear the British. Family lore says that when…