quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:quote:Originally posted by thenagel:quote:Originally posted by _Joy_:
I have no idea, dogsoldier, but if I felt so strongly that our history books are lacking in some area that I vie for a month dedication, I would find out who makes those decisions and go through the proper channels to get it included. If my efforts failed and there were no other recourse, I'd get over it, not see if I could stir up controversy & get my fellow citizens pissed at each other.
JMHO
i thought it was interesting, in my 11 year old daughters history text book at hibbitt, the Trail of Tears was explained as:
"a time when most of the native americans decided to relocate far to the west. many died on the long journey."
that's it. talk about revision.
a guess the next chapter is about the plague in europe? "people got sick a lot, and some of them died."
and Crispus Atticus was "a guy that got shot"
ahhh.. condensed history - 1/3 less filling
Please take your daughter to Cherokee, NC, this summer and include the Native American/Cherokee production, "UNTO THESE HILLS". My 12 year old also loves The Museum of the Cherokee, worth the $9 admission.
it's not a problem,
i spent the next hour or so explaining the deal... yes, the indians moved, but they did so because the choice was move, or be murdered here and now.
etc etc...
my daughter wnt back to school and asked ' why aren't we being taught about the atrocities the american goverment committed during the trail of tears? "
i coached her a little on that question, and she didn't get much more than an ' uhmm.. errr... well.. uhmm that's what the books say" as an answer.
no worries. there are children that know the truth.