We found this hidden among other books. It tells the tale of when Big Bird visited the Navajo Nation.
I don't know if you can read the text, but at least the pictures will give you a good idea of what's going on.
This video serves as an excerpt from the book, The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder, by giving us a glimpse into the struggles that go on between the Pine Ridge reservation which prohibits alcohol sales and the small Nebraska town of Whiteclay which serves alcohol to Natives through its four liquor stores.
The video quotes a figure of over 4 million cans of beer are sold to the Pine Ridge indigenous every year, which contributes towards the ongoing depravity and dwindling self-worth that plagues the Pine Ridge rez. On top of all this, racism is quite real and active on both sides. It's definitely something to cover in prayer.
So far NaNoWriMo has been fun but moving along at an extremely slow pace for me. At this point, I'll continue writing but I don't think I'll be able to reach the 50,000 word goal. It's been good getting to a point where writing isn't as difficult once I get into it. Before, I would spend way too much time editing each sentence as it was being written.
Now I can write without having to worry about editing. That has always been the chore of writing for me, the editing. Now that I don't worry about it as much, writing is much more enjoyable. This book won't reach 50,000 words by the end of the month, but I think I'll get back into writing.
Controversial book to stay on reading list
Antioch High School has agreed to form a committee that includes parents to review books after an assigned summer reading book drew protests because of its language and description of sexual acts.
Community High School District 117 Supt. Jay Sabatino said this afternoon that after reading the book, he and two school board members decided to keep it on the summer reading list. “The consensus is we feel it is a valuable read, a good read . We will continue to offer an alternative if someone wants one,” Sabatino said. Earlier today, school board President Wayne Sobczak said he doubted the book — “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie — would be pulled from shelves as some parents wanted.
