"The hour has come to speak of troubled times. It is time we
spoke of Skullyville." Thus begins Rose Goode's story of her
growing up in Indian Territory in pre-statehood Oklahoma.
Skullyville, a once-thriving Choctaw community, was destroyed by
land-grabbers, culminating in the arson on New Year's Eve, 1896, of
New Hope Academy for Girls. Twenty Choctaw girls died, but Rose
escaped. She is blessed by the presence of her grandmother Pokoni
and her grandfather Amafo, both respected elders who understand the
old ways. Soon after the fire, the white sheriff beats Amafo in
front of the town's people, humiliating him. Instead of asking the
Choctaw community to avenge the beating, her grandfather decides to
follow the path of forgiveness. And so unwinds this tale of
mystery, Indian-style magical realism, and deep wisdom. It's a
world where backwoods spiritualism and Bible-thumping Christianity
mix with bad guys; a one-legged woman shop-keeper, her oaf of a
husband, herbal potions, and shape-shifting panthers rendering
justice. Tim Tingle--a scholar of his nation's language, culture,
and spirituality--tells Rose's story of good and evil with
understanding and even laugh-out-loud Choctaw humor.
Tim Tingle, responding to a scarcity of Choctaw literature,
began interviewing tribal elders in the early '90s. His collection
"Walking the Choctaw Road" was the Oklahoma Book of the Year.
Tingle's children's book, "Crossing Bok Chitto," garnered over
twenty state and national awards, including Best Children's Book
from the American Indian Library Association, and was an Editor's
Choice in the "New York Times Book Review."
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