tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post3774067378956601952..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Indian Boarding SchoolsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79677013933734528122017-03-16T12:11:21.745-05:002017-03-16T12:11:21.745-05:00You're a sweetheart, Doris. Thanks so much!!You're a sweetheart, Doris. Thanks so much!!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18598154709170908942017-03-16T12:10:58.442-05:002017-03-16T12:10:58.442-05:00Bev,
Thanks so much!! And I'm so pleased you l...Bev,<br />Thanks so much!! And I'm so pleased you liked the book. :-) Hugs!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25236320052372816412017-03-15T18:08:43.120-05:002017-03-15T18:08:43.120-05:00A very good blog, with lots of information. Not th...A very good blog, with lots of information. Not the best show of compassion, that's for sure. But they say the 'the best intentions pave the way...'. I love your book, by the way. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47729371428919300442017-03-15T15:21:25.725-05:002017-03-15T15:21:25.725-05:00Kristy, I too loved this story. And I also find it...Kristy, I too loved this story. And I also find it so hard to believe that we forced such spearations of Indian children from their families and then to add to that tried to obliterate their way of life and very beliefs. Such a shame and an atrocity. I applaud you on a writing such an intersting, enjoyable and emotionally packed story. Great blog.Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-17674752718230386172017-03-14T19:27:52.301-05:002017-03-14T19:27:52.301-05:00Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful reply...Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful reply, Sarah. :-)Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10867033291534226692017-03-14T17:18:37.063-05:002017-03-14T17:18:37.063-05:00Isn't it amazing to read about the arrogance o...Isn't it amazing to read about the arrogance of the European immigrants to this country who thought their way was the only way and used brutal tactics to dictate to others how they needed to change. How the government thought they had the right to take children from their homes in this manner is unimaginable.<br />I believe it was Thomas Jefferson who said, "When the government fears theSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31091194629804687072017-03-14T13:59:59.317-05:002017-03-14T13:59:59.317-05:00Jacquie,
I agree.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the ...Jacquie,<br />I agree.<br />I'm so glad you enjoyed the book!! Maybe Sassy and Bart can pair up for their own story. :-)Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26326060585662128132017-03-14T12:42:16.087-05:002017-03-14T12:42:16.087-05:00Into the Land of Shadows is one of my favorite sto...<b>Into the Land of Shadows</b> is one of my favorite stories. The Indian school system is not. I can see how the so-called progressive whites would've thought it was a good idea at the time, but like so many things we do without a care for the repercussions, it did as much or more harm than good.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-28997302338366588262017-03-14T12:25:16.349-05:002017-03-14T12:25:16.349-05:00That's a strange name change. A lot of familie...That's a strange name change. A lot of families went thru that, unfortunately.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-84839825452017330432017-03-14T12:20:50.325-05:002017-03-14T12:20:50.325-05:00Thank you, Cheryl! Yes, Indian Boarding Schools is...Thank you, Cheryl! Yes, Indian Boarding Schools is a very sobering subject. My great-grandfather worked at San Carlos with the Apache, and while I admire him I'm not sure I agree with his participation. I think the idea had good intentions but the outcome was far from a positive experience for these children and the parents who had to let them go. How gracious that Choctaw woman was to share Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60726261563615083382017-03-14T10:42:37.194-05:002017-03-14T10:42:37.194-05:00Kristy,
This forced assimilation reminds me of a ...Kristy,<br /><br />This forced assimilation reminds me of a family I know whose last name is 'Buffalo'. I asked if they had Native American heritage. They said no. Their family was from Italy, and when they came through Ellis Island, their last name was changed from 'Buffalino' (pronounced: Boo-FAH-lee-no) to Buffalo. That had to be so hard to deal with.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-54021947212567523582017-03-14T10:37:08.995-05:002017-03-14T10:37:08.995-05:00Kristy, I did a blog about Indian boarding schools...Kristy, I did a blog about Indian boarding schools and Indian hospitals--and it was chilling. I really love to learn, but this is a sobering subject, isn't it? <br /><br />When I taught novel writing classes, I had an elderly Choctaw woman in my class that was a storyteller. She would start talking and the entire class was enthralled. She'd lived in an orphanage, and then a hospital, mostCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com