IndigenousLit

A Grandmother Begins the Story | Michelle Porter

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I'm always impressed when people can write multiple POVs and make all of them distinct! Seeing how all the storylines were going to connect and lead to changes was fascinating, too. Spare but lovely. #contemporaryfiction #indigenouslit

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Sinister Graves | Marcie R. Rendon

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This is the third installment of the Cash Blackbear series and, as much as I love Cash‘s character, she spends a lot of time driving, smoking, playing pool, and drinking beer. She‘s slow to make personal breakthroughs and I was getting impatient with her in this one. ⬇️
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psalva The harrowing story of missing indigenous women and the action in the second half of this novel helped me to overlook the parts that dragged. I have high hopes for Cash whenever she returns. 2y

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Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask | Anton Treuer

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 🙃

reading.rainb0w #nonfiction #indigenouslit #landback #firstnation 2y

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This Place: 150 Years Retold | Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, David Alexander Robertson, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Brandon Mitchell, Sonny Assu

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This graphic novel anthology brings to light the stories of Canadian Indigenous Peoples and their history of colonial resistance. As someone not as familiar with Canadian history, I appreciated the introductions and timelines before each story. These were all compellingly told with varied art styles represented. Overall, a vibrant, informative, and powerful collection.

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Lindy This is such a great anthology 🧡👍 2y

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“So, this is how the channel was formed. It‘s…very beautiful.
We have a story for everything. In the end, they all mean one thing.
Life.”

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Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's | Tiffany Midge

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Several of Midge‘s pieces, particularly the longer more reflective essays, were spectacular. There were even a few shorter satire pieces that made me thing about privilege in new ways, particularly related to language. Sadly, this suffered from bad packaging. ⬇️

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psalva I got reading whiplash a few times, surprised by the tone of each piece to the point of needing to pause and assess what I was reading. Was it satire, reflection, meme-like humor, or shit post? In the end I was unsatisfied with the book as a whole, but I will look for Midge‘s other work and give it another shot. 2y

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Murder on the Red River | Marcie R Rendon

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This was stellar. Cash‘s character was extremely dynamic and her relationship with Wheaton pulled at my heartstrings. The last 20 pages were so suspenseful, and the ending left room for the sequels without being disappointing on its own. I have already put a hold on the next installment at the library.

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jlhammar I‘m really enjoying this so far! Hope to finish this weekend. 2y

psalva @jlhammar Awesome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 2y

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Terra Nullius: a novel | Claire G. Coleman

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This book is most effective if you go in knowing very little about what you're about to read. So I'll call it a pick and leave it at that!

This one will be heading out soon for its #LMPBC journey! @BookishTrish @Read-y_Picker @DinoMom

#Booked2021 - Set in Australia @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

#DecolonizeYourShelves #IndiePress #IndigenousLit

BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m intrigued! 4y

TheKidUpstairs Oh, and this was also my #DoubleSpin for March! @TheAromaofBooks 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

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Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books sent me this book but I wasn‘t able to get into it/ I NEED to try again because Holly really liked it and we usually feel the same about most books. 4y

Hooked_on_books @Cinfhen It‘s SO good! But here‘s the thing: early in the book it‘s a bit repetitive and almost boring. But that‘s on purpose! It sets up what‘s coming so well and then you cannot put it down. So at least get to the point that you know what‘s happening before you give up. 4y

Cinfhen K!!!! @Hooked_on_books 4y

TheKidUpstairs @Cinfhen i agree with what Holly said. It is fairly repetitive in the beginning, it lulls you into thinking you know what's going on, you know what the story is. It's worth sticking with it until it flips before you decide if it's a book for you! 4y

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