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The Tao of Raven is the second memoir I've read by Ernestine Hayes- this comes after her return home to Tlingit lands she can no longer access due to the Alaskan government's grabby hands. ↘️
ReadingEnvy (The Taku River, which is references often in the book, is pictured behind the book cover and is currently wrapped up in access litigation on behalf of the Tlingit.) I visited Juneau in 2018 and wish I'd read this first, as I would have has a different perspective of myself as a tourist and also a deeper understanding of the raven imagery, which is seen everywhere, both in the art but also actual ravens.↘️ 3y
ReadingEnvy The author's perspective as a grandmother thinking back on her own grandmother and what she taught her during a period of massive change is unforgettable. It is inside beautifully poetic writing about the natural world and its connections to the people originally living there. 3y