Janet Campbell Hale
(Coeur d'Alene)
from CUSTER LIVES IN HUMBOLT COUNTY
Greenfield Review Press, Greenfield Center, NY 12833, 1978
WRITING A TV DOCUMENTARY I am new At this sort of thing, Translating ideas Into concrete Visual images, Aimed at eighth Grade children. "Try not to think In cliches," they said, "We don't want The usual Educational film, Something intimate, Unique, And, remember, Our budget". Trying to think In terms of concrete Images, I must stop now And again, Almost crying, Going over in minute Detail The events leading To our present day Reservation system, And find ways Of presenting it all in a Visually exciting way.