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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
2 reviews
solaratmidnight's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Interesting read. An overview of American Indian history very much from the perspective of the author, which makes it moving and interesting, particularly since it's a perspective quite rare in media, but definitely not comprehensive or at all unbiased. I particularly liked the stories of real people mixed in to relate historical narratives to the present. Certainly a lot to think on.
Could have done without the fixation on weight as a proxy for health at the end (a 5'5" woman weighing 200 lbs is not at all abnormal my guy) and was disappointed at the almost complete lack of women doing anything of note other than being murdered until the final chapter - seems very unlikely to be the actual case. Would like to supplement with other sources to gain a more complete picture.
Could have done without the fixation on weight as a proxy for health at the end (a 5'5" woman weighing 200 lbs is not at all abnormal my guy) and was disappointed at the almost complete lack of women doing anything of note other than being murdered until the final chapter - seems very unlikely to be the actual case. Would like to supplement with other sources to gain a more complete picture.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Genocide, Alcoholism, War, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
Minor: Body shaming, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
somestuff's review
medium-paced
5.0
The most concise way to describe this book is ‘it coheres’.
But truly it is a masterful combination of summary of larger economic/social/governmental policy matched with real lived examples of the multitude of effects good and bad each of those policy changes had on individuals within tribes.
This is really an incredible work of history sociology and biography that places each larger event you know of (like the dawes act, or the alcatraz occupation, all the way through standing rock) truly within the context of the longer and larger history of both individual tribes as well as natives as a whole class together.
But truly it is a masterful combination of summary of larger economic/social/governmental policy matched with real lived examples of the multitude of effects good and bad each of those policy changes had on individuals within tribes.
This is really an incredible work of history sociology and biography that places each larger event you know of (like the dawes act, or the alcatraz occupation, all the way through standing rock) truly within the context of the longer and larger history of both individual tribes as well as natives as a whole class together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Suicide, Murder, and Addiction
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
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