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A review by battybookworm
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Sonny Assu, Katherena Vermette, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jen Storm, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Brandon Mitchell, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
This was mainly an informative text about Indigenous history in Canada. It's beautifully illustrated and each other tells a compelling part of their history. Some specific ones that stood out to me were Rosie and the fight and speech against The Mackenzie Pipeline. Much of the book feels like a jumping off point, and I now have a list of other pieces to check out or historical events/figures to look into.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy