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This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Katherena Vermette, Sonny Assu

22 reviews

spaghettireads's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow, this anthology does not disappoint! Eleven Indigenous writers have brought together illustrated stories that reframe the events of the past 150 years from an Indigenous point of view. Canada celebrated 150 years of being a country in 2017, with very little acknowledgement that Indigenous peoples have been here for much longer than that. 

I learned about many of the events that are depicted in this book in school, from a colonial perspective. This book centres the Indigenous perspectives of these events, and I wish that this had been included in my public education. Before each story, the author(s) have written an introduction to contextualize the story, and there is an ongoing timeline of events from 1867 to 2018. 

I would highly recommend reading this book, especially if you have been taught history in the Canadian school system. If you are a settler, I would suggest pairing this with 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph, to contextualize some of the historical events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

wwwhatkatedid's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs