December 10, 2008

Cheyenne and Arapaho Book Project

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Book Project hopes to introduce historyOfficials for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes said they were aiming at revising what they consider revisionist history. Backed by gaming revenues, the tribe realized a goal in September when they officially launched the Cheyenne and Arapaho Book Project.

The first four children's books of the project were handed out to tribal members on a test run at the tribe's annual Labor Day powwow. Two Cheyenne books and two Arapaho books debuted, geared towards preschool to second graders and third to sixth graders.

Both projects were the brainchild of tribal members. The Cheyenne-Arapaho fingerprint is found throughout the entire venture, said project participant Michael Bell.

"The books are geared toward elementary students." Bell said. "The main drive has been to provide Oklahoma the tribes' viewpoint that has usually been commandeered by other people."
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2 comments:

  1. Jinglebob7:01 AM

    What year did the C&A's become involved in this project?

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  2. Rob12:11 AM

    It looks like they conceived the project in 2008 and funded it in 2009.

    Note that the phrase "became involved in the project" is slightly misleading. As far as I can tell, it's their project.

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