Native American
Perez Family: Margaret Perez (Elder)
Ernestine Cardenas (Middle)
Francisco Cardenas (Youth)
Corral Family: Robert Pena Corral (Elder)
Margaret Sanchez Corral (Middle)
Robert Corral III (Youth)
Robert Pena Corral
Author: Tammy Hunt
Interviewer: Grant Ashley
Ethnic Group: Native American
Generation: Elder
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…Robert P. Corral did not live on an Indian reservation; he grew up speaking both English and Spanish. The federal government would ration one buffalo a year for meat requiring Robert to hunt for his family’s food; he would use his bow and arrow to kill wildcat, bear, deer and beaver. Robert also traded animal hides for additional staples…