Elder Ellen White shares her thoughts, remembrances, life experiences, and tradi­tional teachings with Jo-ann Archibald. They begin a teacher-learner cultural rela­tionship in a research context. This relationship is new but the process is old; it goes back as far as our peoples' memories reach. Educators working with First Na­tions learners are given fundamental metaphors that can be transformed to con­ temporary educational practice. Educational researchers are introduced to issues relating to collaboration, First Nations language translation, appropriateness of method, and re-presentation. ...