tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post4550555151674526648..comments2023-11-10T03:38:11.763-05:00Comments on I.N.K.: The Urge to "Correct" HistoryLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-6830897041897004882011-04-25T14:08:05.583-04:002011-04-25T14:08:05.583-04:00Thanks for letting me know about your blog. It loo...Thanks for letting me know about your blog. It looks like a great resource, and I'm glad to know about it!<br />- SteveSteve Sheinkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726927190491932639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-56340289452634417032011-04-15T13:57:17.710-04:002011-04-15T13:57:17.710-04:00Steve,
I publish American Indians in Children'...Steve,<br /><br />I publish American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)---a blog and resource. I'm a former schoolteacher who has been teaching on the faculty in American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois for several years.<br /><br />So---tho it feels a bit odd to say that a favorite source is my site, it IS something that I love working on. <br /><br />I review/analyze/discuss a wide range of materials: children's and young adult fiction, non-fiction, encyclopedias, websites...<br /><br />During grad school I learned a great deal from the people at Oyate.org. <br /><br />I will also hasten to add that I'm a tribally enrolled Pueblo Indian woman from Nambe Pueblo in northern New Mexico.Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-67472253968702277912011-04-15T13:50:04.635-04:002011-04-15T13:50:04.635-04:00Hi Debbie,
Good points. It's so easy to get c...Hi Debbie,<br /><br />Good points. It's so easy to get caught up in trying to find a great story, that the bigger picture gets lost. The word brave is used in Wilson's book, which was published in the early 1900s. <br /><br />I'm curious, what are some of your favorite sources describing Native American life from an Indian perspective?Steve Sheinkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726927190491932639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-85292409015753437162011-04-10T09:55:38.862-04:002011-04-10T09:55:38.862-04:00Hi Steve,
Well, one thing that IS too Hollywood i...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Well, one thing that IS too Hollywood in your thinking is that he (white) would rescue the Indians. That's a common theme. What would we do (I'm Native) without the help of all those reformers who wanted to help us??!! Another way of thinking about all of this is that we're still here today in spite of the ones who wanted us gone, AND in spite of those who wanted to "rescue" us from our "savage" existence.<br /><br />Americans have "learned" this very well. One thing I'm curious about is that word---brave. You used it in your post:<br /><br />"He learned the language, learned to hunt buffalo like a young brave..."<br /><br />Why don't we just say "like a young Indian man" instead? I'd like to know how/when "brave" became THE word for male Indian, and, who started using that word. <br /><br />Any thoughts on that?Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.com