Kamela

It is this aspect of Kamela's story -- how she provided a sanctuary of productivity, creativity, and hope amidst the oppressive practices of the ruling Taliban regime -- that transformed the business school case study into an inspirational exemplar of how one person can make a huge difference, no matter the odds against her.

Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011

Kamela, I had a chicken that "disappeared" one summer, too, long ago.

The New Yorker's Susan Orlean & Her Chickens 2009

It is this aspect of Kamela's story -- how she provided a sanctuary of productivity, creativity, and hope amidst the oppressive practices of the ruling Taliban regime -- that transformed the business school case study into an inspirational exemplar of how one person can make a huge difference, no matter the odds against her.

Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011

It is this aspect of Kamela's story -- how she provided a sanctuary of productivity, creativity, and hope amidst the oppressive practices of the ruling Taliban regime -- that transformed the business school case study into an inspirational exemplar of how one person can make a huge difference, no matter the odds against her.

Nina Sankovitch: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Entrepreneur of Inspiration Nina Sankovitch 2011

Hurrying out, she caught with much difficulty two of the horses; putting a pack on one and a saddle on the other, she loaded the first with her blankets and two buffalo-robes, with some dried salmon and beaver-flesh and flour, and on the other she mounted with her boy before her and little Kamela at her back, and set off at a rapid rate in the direction of McDonald's fort.

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

The usual ceremonies having been gone through, the young Kamela went to

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Kamela could, therefore, pray intelligently to that Great Spirit through His Son, who died for the sins of the whole world, for protection and support.

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Kamela lost not a moment in giving way to unavailing grief.

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Kamela remained at home to cook their provisions, and to look after her children; she also set cunningly-devised traps in the neighbourhood of the wigwams, over which she could watch.

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Kamela, or the "Young Fawn," the name given to the damsel selected by La

The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847