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rifledoc1's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
laura_corsi's review
5.0
Just wonderful! I really enjoy reading literature written by indigenous people as well as history and this book gave me a lot of insight into other things I had read here and there. I would say this is essential reading to understand modern North American indigenous peoples and their nations.
wildsage's review against another edition
just haven't been able to focus on audiobooks lately, but will definitely come back to this
samtheowl96's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
This is a great and refreshing read. You get the brutal history but you also get a unique focus on the livelihood of Natives throughout history. There is a general broad history, but also a focus on specific individuals. The author speaks to reclamation and empowerment. He weaves the hardships with the "goodships" beautifully. I've read my fair share of Native history books, and I was intitially unmotivated to read "yet another" one, but I am so glad I did and wish I had done so sooner. This is also a good first Native history book, if you are just begining your journey down the path or are looking for a "one stop shop" to better inform yourself about turtle island.
alexdicanio's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
cindypepper's review against another edition
3.0
I felt like I was reading two different books here; the first felt like a history book, whereas the latter part felt like longform journalism. After the initial chapter, I felt like the narrative lost a lot of focus for me. I appreciate that Treuer focused on the personal stories of Native Americans and he's great at surfacing these compelling stories, but something about the way the stories were introduced and woven within the overall narrative felt scattered and the pacing off.