It has been awhile, (months) since I last wrote on this blog site. I hope everyone is well and having a good 2022.
Yesterday, February 8th, 2022 was the sixth anniversary of my book, Sky Woman Lives in Me, being self-published through Lulu Press. I can’t believe my book has been out to readers six years already. But, today my book is still available and still very relevant. The US Government is currently investigating Indigenous Boarding Schools here in the United States, particularly the cemeteries on school grounds where many Indigenous Children died while attending these boarding schools. My book talks about the Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School, that started in 1879. I share my great grandmother’s experience as a student at Carlisle. I share my utter shock upon seeing a cemetery on the Carlisle School Grounds, filled with Indigenous students who died at Carlisle. Thankfully, my Great Grandmother, Sophia Huff, survived Carlisle. She shared how she was forced to chew lye soap for being caught talking her Oneida language! She was forced to scrub a floor, on her hands and knees, with a toothbrush, for again, being caught talking Oneida. She was also locked up in a dark closet for talking Oneida.
Above is a student group photo taken in March, 1892 on the Carlisle School Grounds. My Great-Grandmother is high lighted in the photo and also, a head shot of her, is shown in the lower left corner. My book, Sky Woman Lives in Me, is still available at 25% discount through Lulu Publishing. I hope you read it! Thank You! Sincerely, Roberta Capasso, Author. To contact me directly, go to bobbie@skywomanlivesinme.blog
Sky Woman Lives in Me 