Horses of Different Colors
The Plains Indians in Stories for Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4804055 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon C Stott (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Indian Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-182X • E-ISSN: 1534-1828 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1184208 |
| OpenAlex | W1966802753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
IN THE LITTLE RED CABOOSE, 1 probably the worst picture book I've ever read, there is an illustration which illustrates the negative aspects of the theme to be considered in this essay: the depiction of Plains Indians in children's books. As the Little Red Caboose moves through the mountains, travelling on an impossibly steep railroad grade en route to its moment of greatness, it passes through the middle of an Indian village. Tipis are pitched on both sides of the track; a chief in his flowing-feather bonnet watches the train, while children, some fully clothed, some only in breech-clouts, run forward. A pony rears excitedly, while in the distance, a group of adults, wrapped in blankets, sit in a circle, apparently oblivious to the passage of the train
Geography · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · History · Indigenous and Place-Based Education
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |