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From: Debbie Reese <dreese.nambe_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:00:39 -0500
Got the book.
I think, maybe, the thing that is tripping me up as I think about this book is the cultures of northern New Mexico.
There's the Spanish speaking population that is largely descended from the Spanish who came to occupy the area in large numbers a few hundred years ago.
That is different from Mexican Americans (indigenous peoples of Mexico, who speak Spanish, English, and their own indigenous language), and both of them are different from the genizaros, who are descendants of Plains Indians that were captured and sold to be household servants in Spanish homes.
In more recent times, there are cholos. Other terms used there are Hispanic, Chicana/o, and, Latino/a. And of course, there are the Pueblo Indians.
So, trying to map LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD onto what I know about cultures/peoples in northern NM gets a bit dizzying.
Now that I have the book in hand, I think that the wolf is a cholo. In the sketch it looked like he was wearing a headband, but he isn't. It is a bandana. Throughout, he wears a necklace, with the pendant being a skull (sorry for that awkward way of describing that item!).
Lot of people think cholos are violent and in gangs, but that's a narrow slice of who they are. Some view the word cholo as derogatory.
One way to look at the story is to say that the wolf is a cholo and that Roja and her family are Spanish. That gets into dicey spaces. The Spanish are landowners and overall, more affluent than either the Mexican American or Pueblo Indian populations. So, I'm curious as to how someone who identifies as a cholo would feel about this story?
Debbie
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Received on Thu 25 Sep 2014 12:01:18 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:00:39 -0500
Got the book.
I think, maybe, the thing that is tripping me up as I think about this book is the cultures of northern New Mexico.
There's the Spanish speaking population that is largely descended from the Spanish who came to occupy the area in large numbers a few hundred years ago.
That is different from Mexican Americans (indigenous peoples of Mexico, who speak Spanish, English, and their own indigenous language), and both of them are different from the genizaros, who are descendants of Plains Indians that were captured and sold to be household servants in Spanish homes.
In more recent times, there are cholos. Other terms used there are Hispanic, Chicana/o, and, Latino/a. And of course, there are the Pueblo Indians.
So, trying to map LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD onto what I know about cultures/peoples in northern NM gets a bit dizzying.
Now that I have the book in hand, I think that the wolf is a cholo. In the sketch it looked like he was wearing a headband, but he isn't. It is a bandana. Throughout, he wears a necklace, with the pendant being a skull (sorry for that awkward way of describing that item!).
Lot of people think cholos are violent and in gangs, but that's a narrow slice of who they are. Some view the word cholo as derogatory.
One way to look at the story is to say that the wolf is a cholo and that Roja and her family are Spanish. That gets into dicey spaces. The Spanish are landowners and overall, more affluent than either the Mexican American or Pueblo Indian populations. So, I'm curious as to how someone who identifies as a cholo would feel about this story?
Debbie
Debbie Reese, PhD Tribally enrolled: Nambe Pueblo
Email: dreese.nambe_at_gmail.com Twitter: debreese
Website: American Indians in Children's Literature
_at_ http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.net
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