![]() ![]() Nannie Little Rose is way too happy about the school, even in the midst of describing how the Carlisle Indian School is visibly eliminating most everything to do with her culture. Just like in The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow, the tone is completely wrong. Even I can tell the tone is tone-deaf, at best, and I only know little bits of Indian history from books such as I Buried My Heart at Wounded Knee. It’s also a good lesson for how simplifying material to fit the audience can distort at best, and mislead at worst, other cultures and beliefs. ![]() If anything, this book is a good stepping stone for a discussion on Indian schools and the treatment of the children there. I’m of the opinion that any book is useful for learning and teaching, which is why I didn’t give this book a lower rating. ![]() That’s really a bit of an understatement, but since I don’t know much about the Carlisle Indian School (or any of those schools), I can only surmise from what I’ve heard people say about the book, as well as from the book itself. It’s the story of a young Lakota girl at the Carlisle Indian School and her experience there, and unfortunately it’s really not the best representation. Rating: 2/5 My Heart is on the Ground is probably the most controversial Dear America book, and perhaps reportedly the most historically inaccurate. My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, by Ann Rinaldi, was published in 1999 by Scholastic. ![]()
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