Jessie’s doctorate could be honorary which means it’s not real. Furthermore, if it is honorary, she is not supposed to use the title Doctor. But you know Jessie. So not cool.
First the light stuff. It is comical. So, Jessie is plastered all over this flyer for the Lucy Covington Symposium as “Dr.” Jessie Little Doe Baird. Alright, so Herrin’ and Roe start their inquiry.
Herrin’: “Since when does Jessie have a doctorate? “
Roe: “You askin’ me? How the hell do I know? You know she loves to make up
stuff to be important.”
Herrin’: “Well one thing for sure she loves to cut an run when things get tough, so she never comes to work. Maybe she did it then in her free time. Don’t they hafta have some expertise
on a subject?
Roe: “I guess so. She’ll do anything to impress White people. They believe her too.”
Herrin’: “Wait a minute, lemme ask Patty about it.”
Patty: “Hi Herrin’ how ya doin’?”
Herrin’: “Hi Pat. Pretty good. I gotta question for ya. Don’t people have ta do something special to get a doctorate?”
Patty: “Ya they have to research a subject and defend it before a panel of scholars. It takes a lot of work. It’s called a dissertation.”
Herrin’ and Roe figure since Jessie stopped working for the tribe she got a fancy doctorate….maybe.
Herrin’: “Thanks. Well if she did get it I hope it’s better than that damned land in trust application talking about pine needles and the ancestors canoeing down the Taunton River to try and prove we lived in Taunton when we didn’t.”
Patty: “Well, ya know they’re pretty foolish. Gotta go. Bye.”
Herrin’: “Well people are trying to figure where she got her undergraduate degree, and the masters is a certificate of some sort. Oh well..hey there’s Minnie Ah Hah. She has an Elders Report on the Corona Virus money from the federal government.
