tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post111986299013504004..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: "The Blackfeet" by Theresa Jensen LaceyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-21193487281890139352010-10-03T22:10:39.187-06:002010-10-03T22:10:39.187-06:00Yes, Rosier is very helpful.
Two Med is crossed...Yes, Rosier is very helpful. <br /><br />Two Med is crossed by highway in several places and then, of course, there is Two Medicine Lake in the park, very photogenic.<br /><br />The story is that one year there were two separate Sun Lodge ceremonies on the Two Med River. Also, of course, Holy Family Mission is in the Two Med valley and one edge of that valley is a buffalo jump, as well as the quarry where they got the sandstone for the mission buildings. When the buildings were burned down, the sandstone blocks were used to make bases for the four sets of "guardians" of the rez at the four compass points of entry.<br /><br />I wrote a story for "Twelve Blackfeet Stories" about a man/woman who tries to combine two medicines, Blackfeet and Catholic, because he/she falls in love with a priest whom he/she thinks is a man in a dress. You can buy "Twelve Blackfeet Stories" at Lulu.com or Amazon. I don't usually give it away.<br /><br />I believe in the both/and, like my character in "Two Medicine."<br /><br />Wales is also a place full of mystery and religion! And tough old women with stories to tell!<br /><br />My email address is on my blog master page.<br /><br />Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-81038408916617971782010-10-03T21:39:49.477-06:002010-10-03T21:39:49.477-06:00Mary, many many thanks for this. I also have Paul ...Mary, many many thanks for this. I also have Paul Rosier's book which is excellent at what it sets out to do. However, my first view of the GNP was from an point overlooking Two Medicine (where there are two memorial crosses for members of the Webber family). This is a very powerful spot... I bought <i>Piegan,</i> thinking its stories might help explain the power of the place. I guess I was also influenced by Lancaster's photo on the back of the dust jacket - he's staring down at Two Medicine with what I think is Rising Wolf Mountain in the background.<br /><br />Again, many thanks for your generous help. Just an aside, I see that your <i>Valier Seasons</i> is "in the tradition of May Sarton". She is one of my favourite authors (along with another very undervalued writer I can read over and over again, Jane Rule). When I get home to Wales and can get out of research-and-write mode, I'll order a paper version. I still can't give up paper for digital!<br /><br />Take care, BennyBenny Notahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065488984083597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-87867540323947926392010-10-02T21:51:49.273-06:002010-10-02T21:51:49.273-06:00Benny, if you have "noted well" my info ...Benny, if you have "noted well" my info on the blog, you will see that you can download pdf's from www.lulu.com/prairiemary that will give you quite a bit of historical information on Blackfeet for free.<br /><br />Adolf Hungry Wolf's account of Jim Whitecalf is closer to truth.<br /><br />Prairie Mary<br />(Mary Scriver)Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-17413258872587923782010-10-02T21:40:04.823-06:002010-10-02T21:40:04.823-06:00I'm in Missoula researching a book (NOT about ...I'm in Missoula researching a book (NOT about the Blackfeet) but got interested after a drive up to Glacier NP on the east side. When I got back, I looked over the shelves in Bird's Nest here (great little bookshop), and found Lancaster's <i>'Piegan'</i>. I should have read the first few pages, because then I wouldn't have wasted the $5 I handed over for this loud-mouth's tripe. <br /><br />The first page tells of his meeting with a "retarded" child - well, okay, this is a book from the sixties, so clench my "moss and lichen overgrown gums" and read on. <br /><br />Second page and the words I've never come across start popping up: "iotacism". Did this bod use a Thesaurus to write?<br /><br />His overwrought descriptions of the "gin-mill" in Browning on the other hand are laugh-out loud bad - so bad, they're actually worth reading.<br /><br />So, I really wish I'd found this blog entry before I went down to Bird's Nest. On the other hand, maybe when I get onto page 5, it'll continue to be bad enough to be worth reading on...Benny Notahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065488984083597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-43244958922320834482007-12-15T17:57:00.000-07:002007-12-15T17:57:00.000-07:00Anonymous, I thank you very much for this news. I...Anonymous, I thank you very much for this news. It is a great relief to more than a few people.<BR/><BR/>Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-3954804112988727642007-12-15T17:41:00.000-07:002007-12-15T17:41:00.000-07:00Hi Interesting blog. Mr. Lancaster passed sometim...Hi Interesting blog. Mr. Lancaster passed sometime this month. What made him? I don't know. Some fact - some fiction? May he rest in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-43566513171359076972007-03-18T12:36:00.000-06:002007-03-18T12:36:00.000-06:00Ron, Let's see if I can deconstruct my opinion of...Ron, Let's see if I can deconstruct my opinion of Lancaster.<BR/><BR/>I assume you read Summer's comment.<BR/><BR/>Many works of art that are greatly valued were created by monsters. <BR/><BR/>In this instance, the book is playing into a common fantasy of white people, esp. males of a certain age, who imagine they can come to a reservation and be part of a family. Lancaster was writing more about this fantasy than about the reality of his presence, though he pretended to be writing a journal. Some readers WANT it to be true. He did hang around a lot.<BR/><BR/>Since Lancaster sometimes used our phone to communicate with his editor (female, Eastern), I assure you that she was controlling and altering the story all the way.<BR/><BR/>In short, the book is not real, but mostly fiction. If it were not for the statute of limitations, the author would be in jail for some very ugly offenses.<BR/><BR/>If you want to defend and protect him, I recommend that you go to the streets of Spokane, find Lancaster, and write HIS life story. I'd be very interested to understand what made him what he is.<BR/><BR/>If, on the other hand, your interest is in Jim White Calf, you might want to wait for Ray Djuff's book about the whole Whitecalf family, including Old Jim's father who was the truly influential chief. Ray is Canadian and the book is not yet published. When it is, I'll review it.<BR/><BR/>Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-25328244440536653802007-03-18T11:35:00.000-06:002007-03-18T11:35:00.000-06:00I have reread Lancaster's Piegan many times. It is...I have reread Lancaster's Piegan many times. It is one of my favorite books. Mr. Lancaster may be everything you say he is, but his recording of Jim Whitecalf's life is invaluable, unless you believe it to be inaccurate and or phoney. I thought Lancaster's portrayal of Jim Whitecalf one of the most moving stories I have ever read.I would appreciate your thoughts on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com