Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask | 
Feeling so many feels while reading this history and present-day telling of American Indians. Anger, sadness, respect, empathy... but mostly anger. Greed and hierarchy are humanity's biggest downfall. F*ck the Neolithic Revolution. 12,000 years later, and this current state of Earth is the result.
Happy Earth Day 🙃
pickThis was a great book! It‘s presented exactly as you would expect from the title; there are categories and then questions and answers within each. He writes in an empathetic way, and definitely confirms my feelings that not enough has been or is being done to support natives and atone for historical injustices. I‘m not sure why this is considered a young readers edition; it seemed grown-up enough for me!
this book is very accessible and easy to read and makes it clear this book is purely the author‘s perspective and relates to his culture as a member of the Ojibwa Nation. it presents with varied perspectives and discusses how respect for indigenous activism is not only rational but necessary and briefly the intersectionality of indigenous rights with other movements, specifically BLM. a good read.
(and this cover is beautiful)
pickAttended an author talk tonight with a few friends by Anton Treuer. His book was chosen as our city‘s 1 Book 1 Community read and I finished it Sunday.
The book was excellent. Treuer addresses a lot of questions and does so in a way that is thoughtful, accessible and with personality. I definitely recommend it if you would like to know more, especially about the Ojibwe nation of which Treuer is a member. ⬇️ (continued in comments)
