tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post8217884262637794099..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): "Pueblo" in Shoulders and Brannen's THE ABC BOOK OF AMERICAN HOMESDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-15422307425431100262009-09-22T14:35:51.485-05:002009-09-22T14:35:51.485-05:00Good analysis, Debbie. I posted some additional t...Good analysis, Debbie. I posted some additional thoughts at <a href="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2009/09/p-is-for-passive-pueblo.html" rel="nofollow">"P Is for (Passive) Pueblo."</a>Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-59546727182276263342009-09-18T15:31:12.346-05:002009-09-18T15:31:12.346-05:00@Michael: your consultants have length credentials...@Michael: your consultants have length credentials? Um, from who? That's a big part of why Debbie has this blog, because so many people who are considered knowledgeable (especially by non Indians) or have credentials lack the perspective of knowledgeable traditional indigenous people.Deluxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-5037433363497506132009-09-17T21:15:36.579-05:002009-09-17T21:15:36.579-05:00Mike,
In your comment, you confuse my comments wi...Mike,<br /><br />In your comment, you confuse my comments with those of Beverly Slapin. <br /><br />Slapin's critique includes references to iambic pentameter. Mine does not. <br /><br />My critique of D is for Drum, and of the "P" page in ABC Book for American Homes are specific to the way Pueblo Indian content is presented by you or your illustrator. My critique is based on my experiences growing up at Nambe Pueblo, of making adobe bricks, of participating in our ceremonies, and being at several different Pueblos when the Buffalo was being done. <br /><br />I do not make things up. <br /><br />I know your intentions in doing these books are good, but you've made some errors.Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-71711088593492811272009-09-17T21:01:12.422-05:002009-09-17T21:01:12.422-05:00Debbie, I find your reviews of my work to be most ...Debbie, I find your reviews of my work to be most suspect. Of my "D is for Drum" book, for instance, you wrote, "...poor attempts at iambic pentameter highlight this..."<br /><br />I challenge you to find *ANY* iambic pentameter in the book. For instance, the first poem has the following syllables in the four lines:<br />11 syllables<br />8 syllables<br />12 syllables<br />7 syllables<br />Note *none* of the lines have 10 syllables. BTW, of the 104 lines of poetry, there are a couple with 10 syllables, but NOT VERY MANY!!!!<br /><br />Do you know what iambic pentameter is? If so, you certainly wouldn't have written what you did. It makes me not trust the validity of anything else you write if you are so obviously wrong on that.<br /><br />It makes me believe you simply make things up when you criticize writings by European-American writers. That is very sad because it destroys your credibility. If I had (Creek) after my name would you be supportive?<br /><br />"D is for Drum" was vetted by several Native-American writers who have worked for the Smithsonian and have lengthy (very lengthy) credentials. <br /><br />I understand your cause. I reviewed books in a weekly column for nearly seven years. However, you do yourself a disservice when you make stuff up.<br /><br />MikeMichael Shouldershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570978712707724477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-75087596729446729992009-09-17T10:51:15.582-05:002009-09-17T10:51:15.582-05:00Some people may be thinking, "This isn't ...Some people may be thinking, "This isn't an architectural treatise, it's just a picture book." Did the editor of THE ABC BOOK OF AMERICAN HOMES allow this kind of sloppiness in the description of the other American homes? If not (as is my suspicion), is the assumption that, if it's about Indians, accurate details don't matter? Michael Shoulders also wrote the dreadful D IS FOR DRUM: A NATIVE AMERICAN ALPHABET, another picture book thqt never should have seen the light of day. Don't stop, Debbie.Beverly Slapinnoreply@blogger.com