Essential, if heart-wrenching reading on the subject of Native Americans, is BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE by Dee Brown.
You might not think that CALEB'S CROSSING, a book about Martha's Vineyard has anything to do with Taos. Nevertheless, having chosen a new home in a region of our country with a stronger Native American presence than remains on the East Coast, I have begun to try to educate myself about that part of American history which was largely excluded from my formal studies. I have roots in the British colonies of New England. My forbears may well have been responsible, in the name of enlightenment, for some of the sorry treatment of natives to coastal New England. This instills in me the desire to learn so that I can better take into account my current ethical responsibilities. I also believe I have much to learn from these cultures. The "Crossing" referred to in the book's title refers to both a physical crossing from Martha's Vineyard to Cambridge and a cultural crossing by a youngWampanoag from "heathen ways" to a Harvard degree.
Essential, if heart-wrenching reading on the subject of Native Americans, is BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE by Dee Brown.
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AuthorI am an artist with studios in Peekskill, NY (see www.Brookrmaher.com) and now Taos. The Skies is my second home where I hope to make art and recharge my batteries. Archives
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