At our booth at the Little Shell Chippewa Powwow we were selling Stick and Ring Games which were very popular: most of the kids at the powwow had one. We allowed kids to play with them at our booth as much as they liked but they needed to pay to take them away.
Three Native American kids (big sister, about 8, little sister, and little brother) were playing Stick and Ring at the booth. Big Sister asked, “Can we take them to show Grandma and ask her to buy them?” Looking into those big brown guileless eyes, I took a deep breath and said, “Sure.” They instantly disappeared, with the games, into the crowd.
Fifteen minutes later, they came trooping back and placed the games back on the table just as they had found them. “Grandma said ‘No’.”
Next time you stereotype Indians, keep in mind that these three little kids learned those values at home.
Buckskin Jim
Three Native American kids (big sister, about 8, little sister, and little brother) were playing Stick and Ring at the booth. Big Sister asked, “Can we take them to show Grandma and ask her to buy them?” Looking into those big brown guileless eyes, I took a deep breath and said, “Sure.” They instantly disappeared, with the games, into the crowd.
Fifteen minutes later, they came trooping back and placed the games back on the table just as they had found them. “Grandma said ‘No’.”
Next time you stereotype Indians, keep in mind that these three little kids learned those values at home.
Buckskin Jim
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