Converted Indian Maid, The

DESCRIPTION: "My mother in her wigwam stays, A-weaving baskets all the day." The girl, her brother, her father, lived their lives. Then "The white man coming from the east He taught us heathens how to read"; now "My Savior's name I also know."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1995 (Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong)
KEYWORDS: Indians(Am.) religious
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, pp. 236-237, "The Converted Indian Maid" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #5262
NOTES [60 words]: In one sense, this is relatively kind to the Indians; it does not condemn their lifestyle. It just claims that being able to read is better (certainly true), as is being a Christian (less inherently obvious). In any case, it omits the usual means of conversion, which involve fewer books and a great many more bullets and disease-ridden blankets and the like. - RBW
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