I went to the Lubbock Barnes and Noble Mystery Book Club http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2364 on 2/11/16. We had read Rock with Wings by Anne Hillerman http://www.annehillerman.com/. I am a huge fan of her father's mysteries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hillerman. Anne is not her father, and there was some critique of her writing, but for the most part, I liked the continuation of the stories of Largo, Chee, Leaphorn, and Manuelito. The book had some style problems, and some unresolved issues. I suspect the unresolved issues will be addressed in another book from Ms. Hillerman. I will read her future books. I like the way she has shifted the emphasis of the series to a female character, one she might better relate to.
Most everybody in the book club liked the book. Many did not care for the style, and some said they would not read any other books by Anne Hillerman, while others, like me, said they would. Our discussion included an acknowledgement that many beginning novelists, including and especially those picking up where someone else left off, had rough starts, but improved with time.
Showing posts with label Native American. Show all posts
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Indian Heritage
I have been watching major league baseball tonight http://mlb.mlb.com/home, becausee it is the post season, and I am interested in who will progress on to the World Series. The New York Yankees http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy are out of it, but I am interested in how the Boston Red Sox http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos do. The Boston Red Sox won against the Tampa Bay Rays http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tb. Then, the Los Angelese Dodgers http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=la played against the Atlanta Braves http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=atl, and the Braves won.
Some years ago, there was some sort of public outcry about the Atlanta Braves using the American Indian or Native American name as part of there identity. Along with that outcry, there was public objection to the tomahawk chop and chant http://www.talkingchop.com/2012/4/30/2990244/how-the-atlanta-braves-adopted-the-tomahawk-chop-from-the-florida-state-seminoles. Well for whatever reason, this was not determined disrespectful and therefore was able to be continued in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the fan support cheer of the Atlanta Braves.
I grew up in the township of Montague, Massachusetts http://montaguema.com/. In this township were 5 villages: Millers Falls, Lake Pleasant, Montague Center, Montague City, and Turners Falls. Turners Falls was the biggest village, and the site of a Native American massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turner's_Falls.
When we grew up, the Turners Falls High School sports teams were knows as the Indians. This was not meant as a derision of the Native Americans who lived and died in the area, but as an honorific. The yearbook annual was the Peske-Tuk, but I can no longer recall what that means, but apparently refers to the falls in the Connecticut River http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=5729&img=2&level=advanced&transcription=1
I think the Turners Falls team is now still called the Indians, although there was some time when this was considered derisive instead of honorific. I am glad the cooler heads have prevailed and the Indians prevail.
All of this to say that I think the Atlanta Braves honorific of Native Americans, including the tomahawk chop is just that, an honorific, and a tribute to Native American Indian Heritage.
Some years ago, there was some sort of public outcry about the Atlanta Braves using the American Indian or Native American name as part of there identity. Along with that outcry, there was public objection to the tomahawk chop and chant http://www.talkingchop.com/2012/4/30/2990244/how-the-atlanta-braves-adopted-the-tomahawk-chop-from-the-florida-state-seminoles. Well for whatever reason, this was not determined disrespectful and therefore was able to be continued in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the fan support cheer of the Atlanta Braves.
I grew up in the township of Montague, Massachusetts http://montaguema.com/. In this township were 5 villages: Millers Falls, Lake Pleasant, Montague Center, Montague City, and Turners Falls. Turners Falls was the biggest village, and the site of a Native American massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turner's_Falls.
When we grew up, the Turners Falls High School sports teams were knows as the Indians. This was not meant as a derision of the Native Americans who lived and died in the area, but as an honorific. The yearbook annual was the Peske-Tuk, but I can no longer recall what that means, but apparently refers to the falls in the Connecticut River http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=5729&img=2&level=advanced&transcription=1
I think the Turners Falls team is now still called the Indians, although there was some time when this was considered derisive instead of honorific. I am glad the cooler heads have prevailed and the Indians prevail.
All of this to say that I think the Atlanta Braves honorific of Native Americans, including the tomahawk chop is just that, an honorific, and a tribute to Native American Indian Heritage.
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