tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post268448243205695753..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Paper Pages, Dusty Mountain TrailsP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-23124552147596258942019-04-16T10:42:52.312-07:002019-04-16T10:42:52.312-07:00Jeanie, I don't know if you heard some of the ...Jeanie, I don't know if you heard some of the stories of voter suppression on reservations. If a state demands a physical address with street name and house number, many people with reservation residences have no way to comply. Polling places distant from reservations are also a problem. The difficulties are not all in the past, and that's even sadder. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/18/what-keeps-native-americans-from-voting-and-what-could-change-this/?utm_term=.66d21e8804ec<br />P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-59003170435143526102019-04-14T16:12:47.648-07:002019-04-14T16:12:47.648-07:00Your post about Cochise left a sadness in me to th...Your post about Cochise left a sadness in me to think of what he, his Chiricahua people and all Native Americans went through as their land and livelihood was taken from them. Thank you for telling us about him and about your experiences in the same exact places where he was. Jeanie Furlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294566547596358943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-3674127440254499692019-04-08T11:59:27.055-07:002019-04-08T11:59:27.055-07:00Thanks for reading, Valerie -- and for letting me ...Thanks for reading, Valerie -- and for letting me know you did. It was an incredibly moving experience, knowing the story.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-58220203776600354902019-04-08T10:14:02.918-07:002019-04-08T10:14:02.918-07:00What a beautiful and heartbreaking post.What a beautiful and heartbreaking post.Valerienoreply@blogger.com