in 2018, the association for library service to children changed the name of its "laura ingalls wilder award" to the "children’s literature legacy award" because people did not like the way wilder wrote about native americans in "little house on the prairie". they said the book had "dated cultural attitudes toward indigenous people and people of color that contradict modern acceptance, celebration, and understanding of diverse communities." for example, in the book, one white character says "the only good indian is a dead indian." some of the words ingalls use to describe native americans makes them sound like non-human animals. other people disagreed, saying the book showed how complicated things between native americans and white settlers were. for example, it shows that the ingalls family is on indian land illegally, which means they must leave. it shows laura asking her parents why they are in indian territory if they don't want to be near indians.