ancestors
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“I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland,” Rowe continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Naga will then accompany the remains of their ancestors home, with some returning for the first time in more than a century.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I do not have faith in gods the way my ancestors had faith in Zeus.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Brian Guillermo Dyson was born Sept. 7, 1935, into a family whose British ancestors emigrated to Argentina in the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Like our own ancestors, that is true. How they suffered, and yet they held on to so many African traditions and music. Like our Celia.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
