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A review by ljrinaldi
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger
5.0
The way history is taught, at least in the United States, is that there was nothing before the Europeans came to the New World. As though the continents were empty of all human life, but that was not the case.
This book, written by a First Nations member, anthropologist. This is a story told from the other side, not from the invaders point of view, but from the Ingenious people. Very thoughtfully written.
The author explains that White people worked under something called "the doctrine of discovery" the false idea that land was vacant until a white man had seen it. This would explain how Lewis and Clark discovered land that was empty.
This is a separate book from his first one Turtle Island, but it is also a companion piece, going on beyond the invasion of the Europeans, which was where Turtle Island left off.
Thoughtful, well written, and with little stabs of insight throughout. This is a great book to flip the perspective, and show what was happening to the indigenous students with the residency school.s
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This book, written by a First Nations member, anthropologist. This is a story told from the other side, not from the invaders point of view, but from the Ingenious people. Very thoughtfully written.
The author explains that White people worked under something called "the doctrine of discovery" the false idea that land was vacant until a white man had seen it. This would explain how Lewis and Clark discovered land that was empty.
This is a separate book from his first one Turtle Island, but it is also a companion piece, going on beyond the invasion of the Europeans, which was where Turtle Island left off.
Thoughtful, well written, and with little stabs of insight throughout. This is a great book to flip the perspective, and show what was happening to the indigenous students with the residency school.s
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.