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NOVEMBER 1, 2018
S moke S ignals
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
New Library Aide: Stop by and say hello to Jeff Davidson,
our new library aide. Jeff will be working in the library Tuesday
through Saturday.
Movie Time @ the Library: Held during November at noon
Saturdays. The schedule is “A Dog’s Purpose,” Nov. 3; “A Wrin-
kle in Time,” Nov. 10; and “Wonder,” Nov. 17.
Oregon Battle of the Books 2018-19: Available at the Trib-
al Library. The following book reviews are two titles from the
elementary-level Oregon Battle of the Books titles.
Book Reviews: “In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse” by Joseph
Marshall III.
The difference between a good book and a great one is how
easy the pages turn as I paint the picture and how I can put
myself into the story. Both of these are true with “In the Foot-
steps of Crazy Horse.” This book is relatable on so many levels.
Young men, grandparents, history buffs, Native pride and the
freedom to get out and explore on a long road trip, camping,
staying from town to town. One cannot help but become wiser
from experiencing a getaway. I know I’m wiser from reading
this wonderfully written, sad story, which is about a loss of
life and an end to a way of life. Marshall ties it all together
full circle so the story can help in empowering youths of the
seventh generation.
The following is the last spoken vision that Crazy Horse said
in 1877, approximately seven generations ago. It was retold by
Chief Joe Chasing Horse, a relative of Crazy Horse. He trans-
lated it from the words of his grandmother who was present
when the words were spoken, when Crazy Horse sat smoking a
sacred pipe with Sitting Bull for the very last time. Four days
later he was slain.
“Upon suffering beyond suffering; the Red Nation shall rise
again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled
with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world
longing for light again. I see a time of seven generations when
all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree
of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again. In
that day, there will be those among the Lakota who will carry
knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things,
and the young white ones will come to those of my people and
ask for this wisdom. I salute the light within your eyes where
the whole universe dwells. For when you are at that center
within you and I am at that place within me, we shall be as
one." — Jeff Davidson
“Hana’s Suitcase” by Karen Levine.
When I received the assignment of picking two books to
read and review, I knew from the covers which two it would
be. One I was excited to read; the other I reluctantly put off.
Not much, if any good came out of Nazi Germany, but much
like walking in the steps of Crazy Horse, there is a silver
lining, and 50 years later in a roundabout way a 13-year-old
girl fulfills her dream with the help of the amazing and pure
curiosity and creative mind of a child. This story reminds us
that never again should something as horrific as the Holocaust
happen to anyone anywhere for any reason on this planet ever
again. — Jeff Davidson
Donations: Our thanks to Sybil E. from the Cultural Re-
sources Department for the new copy of “Sea of Grass,” signed
by author Walter Echo-Hawk. This is a great new title for the
library collection. We appreciate the generosity of our friends
of the library.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good con-
dition.
Inter-Library Loan Services: The Tribal Library partners
with Oregon State Library to offer “library to library” inter-li-
brary loan services.
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