tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post7119400538908250243..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): "It's None of Your Business"! -- AviDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-33534529169427317382015-04-13T11:57:00.486-05:002015-04-13T11:57:00.486-05:00But if you say "None of your business," ...But if you say "None of your business," people are going to write the stories anyway, so wouldn't it be better to answer their questions so they get it right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-79719925012944415142015-04-10T18:50:05.686-05:002015-04-10T18:50:05.686-05:00Simply put. Yet so complicated for some. Why is th...Simply put. Yet so complicated for some. Why is this even a problem? Americans have a need to be up in everyone's business, and it is really okay, and in fact good and healthy to say "it's none of your business." <br /><br />I wish with all my heart that we could just start respecting each other. :)Heidi Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817492141501929610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-19668823285784649692015-04-09T16:51:11.991-05:002015-04-09T16:51:11.991-05:00I agree that certain things can be kept private. ...I agree that certain things can be kept private. Many years ago, Cahuilla ethnobotanist Katherine Saubel invited me into her home to listen to recordings of sacred Bird Songs and chat about our shared botanical backgrounds. Then she made me promise never to write about shamanism. I agreed, and it's a promise I've kept, even when writing about my own Taíno ancestors.Margarita Englehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015116133305196211noreply@blogger.com