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rolanniIt's cold, and it's going to get colder. So there.
In other news, Kinzel and I switched what we have of our respective projects; I just finished emailing the first 25,900 words of Sword of Orion to its fond editor, and am now going to curl up in a chair and read about Indian abductions of adults between 1750 and 1870, firsthand accounts, written by the people themselves. The book on child abductions in Texas in the 1860s and 1870s was ultimately a little disappointing, as the author could only infer why and how the captive children assimilated so easily into Indian culture -- and had no insight into why they found re-assimilating into their birth so difficult. There is, however, a pretty good bibliography, including at least two books written by former captives, so all is not lost.
In other news, Kinzel and I switched what we have of our respective projects; I just finished emailing the first 25,900 words of Sword of Orion to its fond editor, and am now going to curl up in a chair and read about Indian abductions of adults between 1750 and 1870, firsthand accounts, written by the people themselves. The book on child abductions in Texas in the 1860s and 1870s was ultimately a little disappointing, as the author could only infer why and how the captive children assimilated so easily into Indian culture -- and had no insight into why they found re-assimilating into their birth so difficult. There is, however, a pretty good bibliography, including at least two books written by former captives, so all is not lost.
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Date: 2005-01-22 12:49 pm (UTC)Perhaps reading my journals backward is bad. Is this for a specific idea, or something that is starting to noodle? I can ask the PhD for suggestions, if needed, although sounds like you have a good start.
One of my great-great (etc.) grandfathers was adopted, and half native American--we think Choctaw, but are no longer sure--and he had a reputation as a very quiet man. There are no stories left about him, which is unusual in my families--we have stories on both sides about people. I suspect, watching how my grandparents handled living in OK-TX with this in their history, and the fact that my Ex's grandmother could never decide if she was more embarrassed that her husband was a bootlegger, or that he was 1/8 Cherokee, that whites in this part of the world really wanted it to Never Have Happened.
Also--although I think the violence was less with the Cherokee (on a comparative scale,) to Texans "Indian" meant the fierce tribes of south Texas...unbowed, fought to the death...there was probably a desire to erase any Indian traits as quickly as possible in those recovered. A friend, a writer down here, is part Comanche (?), but I doubt his family advertised that, a few decades back.
My best friend from childhood is named Wanada, the feminine version of Quanah--she was named for her aunt, who was named for Parker's son Quanah--he was a good friend of her grandparents back in OK. I might be able to get some anecdotes from her....