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Rachel's Children is a true story, based on real events. It is an engaging and humorous account of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs and oral history help Rachel and her family cope as they encounter racism and educational discrimination in rural northern Michigan. When a white educator arrives in RachelOs household to learn about 'Indians,' she discovers the harsh reality of backwoods life. Beardslee is the queen of sucker punches—she writes in an unexpected combination of ethnography, theatrical script, and novel, echoing the Ojibwa style of storytelling. Her absorbing story about survival of the Native American family encourages a greater understanding of cultural diversity, and will be valuable for instructors in Native studies, multicultural education, womenOs studies, and anthropology.
Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for 25 years. She is also an accomplished artist whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. She is the author of Lies to Live By (Michigan State University Press, 2003).
Chapter 1 1: On a Clear Day Indians Can See ForeverChapter 2 2: The Life Expectancy MythChapter 3 3: The Practical Side of Being Married to the West WindChapter 4 4: Us versus ThemChapter 5 5: If You Find Something That Works, Stick With ItChapter 6 6: Maple SyrupChapter 7 7: JamChapter 8 8: The Sock Pile From HellChapter 9 9: No Rest for the WickedChapter 10 10: Flooding the Ice RinkChapter 11 11: SkateChapter 12 12: The Dog StoryChapter 13 13: Crispy FishChapter 14 14: The Fine Art of TrashChapter 15 15: CompostChapter 16 16: Community PropertyChapter 17 17: Freezing RainChapter 18 18: Liars and FakersChapter 19 19: Dogs, Horses, and Indians are DefenselessChapter 20 20: Separate is Not EqualChapter 21 21: Benefit of the DoubtChapter 22 22: The StalkingChapter 23 23: Cultural AppropriationChapter 24 24: The Social WorkerChapter 25 25: EquinoxChapter 26 26: A Single FeatherChapter 27 27: Deodorant Before ColumusChapter 28 28: Boys Will Be BoysChapter 29 29: Holes-in-the-SkyChapter 30 30: Math and SnakesChapter 31 31: The WiindigoogChapter 32 32: Manaboozhou's Children
Using contemporary stories that put to test the values of the traditional stories, Rachel's Children is a collection of laugh-out-loud narratives and a searing indictment of racism in the United States.
