| Blue Star: The Story of Corabelle Fellows, Teacher at Dakota Missions, 1884-1888 Contributor(s): Duncan, Kunigunde (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873512456 ISBN-13: 9780873512459 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1990 Annotation: In 1881, nineteen-year-old Corabelle Fellows, well educated and gently bred, overcame her parents' objections and left her upper-class home in Washington, D.C., to become a church-sponsored teacher among the Sioux and Cheyenne in Dakota Territory. Her story, with its personal perspective on the Indians' struggles to keep their religion, lands, language, and way of life, will both intrigue and enthrall readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: 306.089 |
| LCCN: 89039848 |
| Series: Borealis Books |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.56" W x 8.26" (0.73 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - North Dakota - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1881, young Corabelle Fellows, well-educated and gently bred, overcame her parents' objections and left her upper-class home in Washington D.C. to become a church-sponsored teacher among the Indian people of Dakota Territory. For the next several years, she taught English, art, and domestic science on Rosebud, Pine Ridge, and Cheyenne River reservations. In return for her friendship, the students affectionately gave her the name Blue Star. A keen observer, especially of Indian Women's and Children's lives, she learned much about their family traditions. Her teaching career ended in 1888 when she married Samuel Campbell, A Dakota mixed-blood. Fifty years later, Corabelle recalled her experiences in Dakota land for Kunigunde Duncan, who turned them into this book, first published in 1938. Her story, with its personal perspective on the Indians struggles to keep their religion, lands, language, and way of life, will both intrigue and enthrall readers A new Introduction by Bruce D. Forbes, professor of religious studies at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, highlights the inevitable dichotomy between the openness Corabelle Fellowes expressed toward the Indians and her failure to understand the negative impact of the federal government's assimilation policy. |