Kind of an odd question and not sure where to post so if this is not the place, just redirect me!
I am querying a book that involves a lot of Blackfeet culture. That's right. Blackfeet. I am married to a Blackfeet. I am on and off the rez a lot (where it says, "WELCOME TO BLACKFEET COUNTRY") I attend lots of ceremonies and here in Montana, it is Blackfeet. Pikuni. The People. Blackfoot, in reference to this tribe, is wrong, whatever google says.
In Canada, things may be different. My only connection there is with members of the Kainai, or Bloods. They (all the ones I know anyway) introduce themselves that way--not Blackfoot.
In my synopsis, I can put a little paragraph at the top noting the tribe referred to in my book is the Blackfeet, not to be confused with any others. In my query, though, not sure how to NOT have agents going to google Blackfeet or something and then thinking I don't know what tribe I'm talking about (that my husband doesn't know his own tribe.) I do say at the end that I am married to a Blackfeet medicine man, but it comes at the end. And many people, even with that, still comment on the Blackfoot/Blackfeet thing.
It's a huge part of the book, so it's hard not to mention it.
Is there a graceful way of saying that I really do know the tribe's name? It is NOT a tomato/tomahto thing; it's wrong. Will putting housekeeping at the top help?
Any suggestions very gratefully accepted and appreciated!!!
Thank you!
How to address cultural misinformation in query letter?
I am querying a book that involves a lot of Blackfeet culture. That's right. Blackfeet. I am married to a Blackfeet. I am on and off the rez a lot (where it says, "WELCOME TO BLACKFEET COUNTRY") I attend lots of ceremonies and here in Montana, it is Blackfeet. Pikuni. The People. Blackfoot, in reference to this tribe, is wrong, whatever google says.
In Canada, things may be different. My only connection there is with members of the Kainai, or Bloods. They (all the ones I know anyway) introduce themselves that way--not Blackfoot.
In my synopsis, I can put a little paragraph at the top noting the tribe referred to in my book is the Blackfeet, not to be confused with any others. In my query, though, not sure how to NOT have agents going to google Blackfeet or something and then thinking I don't know what tribe I'm talking about (that my husband doesn't know his own tribe.) I do say at the end that I am married to a Blackfeet medicine man, but it comes at the end. And many people, even with that, still comment on the Blackfoot/Blackfeet thing.
It's a huge part of the book, so it's hard not to mention it.
Is there a graceful way of saying that I really do know the tribe's name? It is NOT a tomato/tomahto thing; it's wrong. Will putting housekeeping at the top help?
Any suggestions very gratefully accepted and appreciated!!!
Thank you!
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