Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous by Jessica McDiarmid

28 reviews

atsundarsingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

Compelling writing about one of Canada's most shameful contemporary issues regarding the treatment of Indigenous people and Indigenous women specifically. A call to arms, but in the manner of emphasizing the inhumane nature of ignoring this issue and failing to deal with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

sarah984's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.0

I think that this is absolutely an important topic that needs to be spoken about more in Canada and British Columbia (especially since the government is still only kind of implementing the proposed changes piecemeal) but I was expecting more from this book. I found the organization of it a bit confusing since it jumps back and forth in time a lot, and I was expecting a stronger stance taken in the book itself based on the title. The actual book is more of a list of facts than an essay making a statement, and some questionable statements about the RCMP (that one officer saying he doesn't see colour was particularly egregious) are just stated with no clarification or authorial opinion attached.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

laur_o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

haylethal's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

miraclesnow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, and Colonisation

merrrry's review against another edition

informative sad

4.0

Thoroughly researched, moving, nuanced, and horrifically organized. A beautifully written and highly informative book about a topic I cannot believe people aren't screaming about on the streets everyday. I also learned a lot of unexpected things unrelated to MMIW. From the existence of forensic entomology to the workings of the RCMP to the shortcomings of archiving in policing systems. Reading this made me realize how truly marginalized indigenous people are, and how apathetic I was towards the issues despite being somewhat aware of them. This book was a good reminder that these issues are real and harming people everyday. I definitely will be doing more reading and learning surrounding indigenous peoples in Canada. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

As a liberal American, I've always held up Canada as a liberal haven. Yet, the older I get, the more I see how it's marked by racism and colonialism. This is a heartbreaking book about only a few women and girls who have gone missing in Canada. This focuses on a specific highway, but it's a far reaching problem across the country. It gave me a lot of insight into the problem that hasn't changed much over the decades.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, and Colonisation

empusa's review against another edition

informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol