Review: Good story but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
I enjoyed the story very much, however I was truly disturbed by the author's portrayal of Indians. I am Native American so maybe I'm a little sensitive to her remarks, but either Ms. Hickey is ignorant or racist. I hope it is ignorant. Being an author she should do her research.  She made references to the Indians being smelly & dirty...the fact is they were very clean. Natives actually were disgusted by the white people's hygiene. They use to say that is what gave the white man away - his smell. Whites were easy to track because of it. Also, the term squaw was used a lot. It is a "white" word & was derogatory. Sort of like calling a woman a slut. Many books use that term & I could have overlooked it if not for all the other negative references. There wasn't a positive image of an Indian portrayed in this entire book. They were a people who had their homes stolen from them, their way of life destroyed. They were treated with hatred & anger. Not all Indians were good people but like today's society, most were. I just ask for a little respect.