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149 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 14 Oct 2023 \ on: Weekend Book Recommendations meta
I'm reading Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa. It's a very readable first person account of a woman who was born in 1899 or so, and spent the first decades of her life in a very traditional Hopi society. I didn't know that the Hopi Indians rejected the white way of life - at least some of them completely did, which forms a major part of the story.
Some of the interesting parts for me were how the community maintained the water systems together, how precious water was. Kids weren't even supposed to get a drink of water at a friend's house, you went home for a drink of water. Also the uncertainty of rains leading to crop failure, lots of hunger, and lots of food related stories. And how their clothing slowly changed from the traditional costume to standard clothing.
I'm about halfway through.
Excellent recommendation. Noted!
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