Duck was physically abused as a child by his stepfather.  After growing up in Denver's 1980s gang culture, he sought a new way of life and moved to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  It was there that he returned to his Lakota spiritual roots, finding solace, healing, and understanding through prayer and the five values once held by legendary Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse:

Respect / Wisdom \ Generosity / Courage \ Bravery.

This is the premiere episode of BORN OF LOVE, a podcast that allows survivors of sexual abuse and all forms of abuse and trauma - especially within Native American communities - to tell their stories through their own voices.  This episode was recorded in Wounded Knee, South Dakota on Pine Ridge Reservation.