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karinlib's review
4.0
I saw a video review on this book a few days ago, and decided to read it. Although I don't anything really about the Indigenous Peoples of Canada or their struggles with past and current colonialism, I found this book to be fascinating.
dianacarmel's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
The only flaw to this book is that I wish the endnotes were footnotes instead; I would frequently lose my place when flipping back and forth, and this disrupted the follow of reading.
Otherwise, great book with lots of knowledge and reflection.
Otherwise, great book with lots of knowledge and reflection.
dessa's review
5.0
Somehow gentle and tough as hell at the same time. One of those books you can feel opening up your brain while you’re reading it, you know? Lots to chew on in here, but I’m especially enamoured with the reading of breastfeeding as a form of treaty-making and treaty-upholding, and the ramifications of this idea of treaty-making when applied on a broader scale — the ideas of care and balance that inform it, and so rarely inform our politics. This book should be required reading for any politician in Ontario / Nishnaabeg territory, and honestly for any resident of Ontario / Nishnaabeg territory.
jenns_bookshelf's review
3.0
Quick read, one that felt intriguing and intuitive however did go over my head in places. I also felt disconnected from the book because it really wasn’t written for someone like me. As the end chapter says, “it is a call for Indigenous Peoples to delve into their own cultures stories, philosophies, theories and concepts to align themselves with the processes and forces of regeneration, revitalization, remembering, and visioning.” Other than that, it is Informed and informative, which is always good.