It is important to me to encourage the
welfare of the beautiful indigenous people of my country. For this reason, I
include Native American characters in my books when appropriate, facets of my
stories that place me on joyous research studies about them—about their
histories, their cultures, and their priceless and immeasurable contributions
to American life. Today and for fitting days in the future, I will post the
covers and short descriptions of books about American Indians, many of them from
my library, as well as from other sources. I hope they will spark interest in,
concern for, and support of Native Americans on the part of my friends who read
my posts.
Today’s feature,
referred to me by a friend, is an anthology of books under the heading of “Tender
Ties Historical Series,” by Jane Kirkpatrick. Its overview states, “During
the fur-trapping era of the early 1800's, Marie Dorion refuses to be left
behind in St. Louis when her husband heads west. Faced with hostile landscapes,
an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the
daring act she hoped would bring her family together may, in the end, tear them
apart.
History
records that on the journey, Marie may have briefly met Sacajawea, the famous
interpreter who accompanied Lewis and Clark. She too was married to a
mixed-blood man of French Canadian and Native American descent, and was raising
a son in a white world. In this imaginative re-telling, the two women forge a
friendship that will uphold Marie long after they part, even as she fights for
her children's very survival. Her story reminds us that women are bound
together in history, now and forever.
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