Our Story e-bog
84,99 DKK
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The author began school at age five, going on six, at a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. When she arrived at the dormitory, her parents learned their daughter had not been previously registered, and there was no more room, so she could not be admitted. "e;Besides,"e; the school personnel said, "e;She's just five and won't be six until October. We can't take her; she's under...
E-bog
84,99 DKK
Forlag
Trafford Publishing
Udgivet
17 august 2010
Længde
124 sider
Genrer
BM
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781426934629
The author began school at age five, going on six, at a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. When she arrived at the dormitory, her parents learned their daughter had not been previously registered, and there was no more room, so she could not be admitted. "e;Besides,"e; the school personnel said, "e;She's just five and won't be six until October. We can't take her; she's underage. However, at the end of the day, another little girl who had been registered did not show up, and the school had to fill its quota, so it allowed the author to stay and go to school. Then the author joined the Humanities Division faculty at Dine College and taught English and Introduction to Native American Literature until she retired in May 2007. This is a book of perseverence and endurance. With all odds against her, she rose above them and went to school. It is a simple book about a very simple life. Then she went on to earn an AA and a BA in Elementary Education, and an MA in English.The author joined the Humanities Division faculty at Dine College and taught writing and Introduction to Native American Literature until she retired in 2007.