jeswright's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
scrow1022's review
4.0
Powerful history and imagery. Cosmology, geography, custom + culture, history + politics, and the people voicing it all.
dbarnett7's review
4.0
The mistreatment of indigenous peoples is still happening in this country and this short read is a great dive into just one story of people trying to keep their land, religion, and traditions in the face of the United States government and capitalistic greed. Fantastic on audio.
lupine's review
5.0
This is such an amazing book, deep diving into sacredness and the fight between the apache tribes and resolution coal mines. There were different perspectives and a very whole interview was played through my ears. Nalen pike is the warrior destined at their sunrise dance. This also really encouraged womanhood, love and respect, admiration and significance of women in us, in this tribe. Nalen stands in solidarity with her native relatives and brings their struggles with her when she addresses congress. Words come to her and she speaks. She doesnt use notes or prep, her spirit tells her what to say. I think this book is an amazing one and would love to read this again, this time in my hands. This book also started with the intricacies of creation in scientific terms then lauren goes into talk about the use of coal and why people want it and need it. I learned a lot tho i couldnt catch all the details, i know that this is a book to go back to. There are more lessons to unpack and read into. How does it feel to be called, to be surrounded by mist, to be supported by our beloved land. This struggle is still happening. Much of the argument on the other side rests on trying to help with the economy using the colonizer way. People were talking that mining towns are soon to be ghost towns because there arent a lot of opportunities and people dont want to be in mining towns. And thats what superior town is and where oak flat is. People wanted others to come so there is revenue. But what if it isnt that anyone is behind but that the system intentionally presses you down. Then you cant move up because they have more power. There is no way. We cant just do our own thing. They will crush us with legislations. If we cannot dismantle, we have to infiltrate and confiscate. I just feel so helpless that all this fight is just one legislation away, one lease away, one bill. They have so much money, they have so much to take. )))): ahhhhhhhhh
sweetsouthwest's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide
piperclover's review against another edition
Absolutely terrible as an audiobook. There's way too many narrators because there's way too many point of views told through a sort of interview/storyteller. I'm only 6% in and I'm already confused as to who's who and who's saying what.
sydapel's review
informative
reflective
4.0
Between the colorful artwork and compelling interviews, Redniss has done such a good job of capturing the struggle and conflict in Superior Arizona, as well the the long struggle of indigenous oppression, land rights and the environmental disasters mining has caused. It's so interesting to read about an issue that I'd never heard about, but that relates to doany of the topics discussed in our political field today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Genocide, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, War, Violence, Racism, and Xenophobia