Cultural insensitivity
I was shocked by the dialogue used for the old Indian, Uncle Ned. It made him sound ignorant. Use of the terms "papoose", "happy hunting ground", and "squaw" reflect some truely backward thinking that serves to perpetuate ugly stereotypes and ignorance of Native American culture.This author should not be writing books about a culture she is so obviously unfamilar with. I would discourage children from reading this type of material, which is perpetuating cultural insensitivity and ignorance.