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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OUR TONGUES SLAPPED INTO SILENCE, by LAURA TOHE
First Line: In first grade I was five years old, the youngest and smallest in my class
Last Line: Made sure our tongues were drowned in the murky waters of assimilation
Subject(s): Childhood Memories; Culture Conflict; Language; Native Americans; Native Americans - Education; Navajo Indians; Punishment; U.s. - Race Relations
First Line: In first grade I was five years old, the youngest and smallest in my class
Last Line: Made sure our tongues were drowned in the murky waters of assimilation
Subject(s): Childhood Memories; Culture Conflict; Language; Native Americans; Native Americans - Education; Navajo Indians; Punishment; U.s. - Race Relations
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