eBook My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880 ePub

Rinaldi draws on material she unearthed about Richard Henry Platt's Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (including stories that appeared in the school's newspaper), to give face to Nannie, whose journal begins on December 1, 1897, and ends the following year in October, when she decides to become a teacher to help her people.

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This is a story about a young Sioux girl named Nannie Little Rose who describes her life at Carlisle Indian school in 1880 through a series of diary entries. Through her eyes we get a glimpse into what life was like for Indian children sent to Carlisle

This is a story about a young Sioux girl named Nannie Little Rose who describes her life at Carlisle Indian school in 1880 through a series of diary entries. Through her eyes we get a glimpse into what life was like for Indian children sent to Carlisle. Unfortunately, though this book has some historical accuracies, it is NOT a true s This book is aimed towards young adult readers, but is suitable for adult readers as well who are interested in Carlisle Indian School and Native American studies.

For example, throughout the book Nannie Little Rose uses the phrase "my heart is on the ground" whenever she is sad or upset. In its original form this statement conveys the strength and courage of Indian women, but in the context of the book, it trivializes the Indian belief system.

Your people killed Custer. My under-where is itching me all this time. I feel silly in my citizens' clothes. The Complete Ann Rinaldi Book List. FictionDB is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. I trip on the skirts when I walk. Then Mrs. Camp Bell told me not to be disre-spect-ful. So I did, for Mrs. Camp Bell. So now I am Nannie Little Rose. And I have learned to wear this citizens' clothes and write their words.

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