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From: Norma Jean Sawicki <nsawicki_at_nyc.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:34:21 -0500
We should agree to disagree…which is fine by me, I hope it will be for you as well. The nature of the postings were such…admiring Mr. Tingle/his work…that there was no need to even mention the Little House Books; a celebration of his work was mixed with pop pop pop… that negative..divisive observation put the spot light on you, not Mr.Tingle…which is also true of the following response. Celebrate Mr. Tingle/his work..introduce his work to those who may not know it…it is not often that a discussion focuses on the work of a single writer…use the opportunity well….it is about him, not you as an activist…Norma Jean
On Feb 17, 2014, at 8:58 PM, Debbie Reese wrote:
> I disagree, Norma Jean. Wilder's views are not representative of everyone living at that time. She chose to show Indians as primitive when they were not, in fact, primitive. She disparaged who Native people were, and we ought to point that out, particularly because a Native kid who is read/asked to read that book has to deal with her disparaging representations. Children who are not Native should not be fed those inaccuracies without pointing them out, either, because that is an injustice to their knowledge base.
>
> Trying to defend her views as a reflection of that time period is inaccurate, too. It lets us think that today's society is more advanced, when it is pretty easy to find books written/published today that advance that same primitive image. Being an activist means calling that out when I see it.
>
> Debbie
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Norma Jean Sawicki wrote:
>
>> Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867, the first LIttle House book was published in 1932.
>>
>> I have not been able to find Tim Tingle's birthdate but he began collecting his stories in the early 1990s.
>>
>> Since writers are no more…that's right…no more, than a reflection of the society in which they live, it stands to reason the mindsets of these two writers would be dramatically different even if Mr. Tingle were not Native American….
>>
>> There is no need to disparage Miss Wilder in order to admire and praise Mr. Tingle and his work. Norma Jean
>>
>>
>>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:34:21 -0500
We should agree to disagree…which is fine by me, I hope it will be for you as well. The nature of the postings were such…admiring Mr. Tingle/his work…that there was no need to even mention the Little House Books; a celebration of his work was mixed with pop pop pop… that negative..divisive observation put the spot light on you, not Mr.Tingle…which is also true of the following response. Celebrate Mr. Tingle/his work..introduce his work to those who may not know it…it is not often that a discussion focuses on the work of a single writer…use the opportunity well….it is about him, not you as an activist…Norma Jean
On Feb 17, 2014, at 8:58 PM, Debbie Reese wrote:
> I disagree, Norma Jean. Wilder's views are not representative of everyone living at that time. She chose to show Indians as primitive when they were not, in fact, primitive. She disparaged who Native people were, and we ought to point that out, particularly because a Native kid who is read/asked to read that book has to deal with her disparaging representations. Children who are not Native should not be fed those inaccuracies without pointing them out, either, because that is an injustice to their knowledge base.
>
> Trying to defend her views as a reflection of that time period is inaccurate, too. It lets us think that today's society is more advanced, when it is pretty easy to find books written/published today that advance that same primitive image. Being an activist means calling that out when I see it.
>
> Debbie
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Norma Jean Sawicki wrote:
>
>> Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867, the first LIttle House book was published in 1932.
>>
>> I have not been able to find Tim Tingle's birthdate but he began collecting his stories in the early 1990s.
>>
>> Since writers are no more…that's right…no more, than a reflection of the society in which they live, it stands to reason the mindsets of these two writers would be dramatically different even if Mr. Tingle were not Native American….
>>
>> There is no need to disparage Miss Wilder in order to admire and praise Mr. Tingle and his work. Norma Jean
>>
>>
>>
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