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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
while I would have liked to (or at the very least, expected to) read more direct stories—as in their own anecdotal accounts–from the individuals this anthology talks about, it was still incredibly insightful and powerful to see the past and the present of Indigenous work, history, art, and stories woven so beautifully together. a very good resource for younger readers to use for educational/informative purposes but also to see themselves represented.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Ours to Tell is a collection of sixteen stories about Indigenous creators and their roles in history and Indigenous culture. It is an excellent book for young children to learn more about Indigenous people and their histories from Indigenous authors. I found it to be a great resource in my classroom.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
Thank you to NetGalley, Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger, and Annick Press for a review copy of this book.
Content Warnings: Colonization, Mentions of Death, Mentions of Child Abuse, and Racism
“Ours to Tell” by Eldon Yellowhorn is a book that collects stories from Indigenous people from the United States and Canada, weaving a historical and emotion triumph of story telling through different mediums. Accompanied by photographs and art, this book offers a much needed and often overlooked peek into the history of Indigenous people through their own stories.
For a historical text aimed at children and young teens, “Ours to Tell” does a nice job of showcasing stories from both the past and present, all with the connecting thread of giving those stories a modern voice. I had assumed, judging from the provided synopses, that “Ours to Tell” would have more stories from the individuals featured in the book. However, it reads very much like a historical textbook that one might find in an elementary or early middle school grade. There is nothing wrong with that, of course, it simply was not what I was expecting.
Overall, I would suggest “Ours to Tell” to anyone interested in the history of storytelling in Indigenous Americans and Canadians.
Content Warnings: Colonization, Mentions of Death, Mentions of Child Abuse, and Racism
“Ours to Tell” by Eldon Yellowhorn is a book that collects stories from Indigenous people from the United States and Canada, weaving a historical and emotion triumph of story telling through different mediums. Accompanied by photographs and art, this book offers a much needed and often overlooked peek into the history of Indigenous people through their own stories.
For a historical text aimed at children and young teens, “Ours to Tell” does a nice job of showcasing stories from both the past and present, all with the connecting thread of giving those stories a modern voice. I had assumed, judging from the provided synopses, that “Ours to Tell” would have more stories from the individuals featured in the book. However, it reads very much like a historical textbook that one might find in an elementary or early middle school grade. There is nothing wrong with that, of course, it simply was not what I was expecting.
Overall, I would suggest “Ours to Tell” to anyone interested in the history of storytelling in Indigenous Americans and Canadians.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Sixteen stories about the indigenous experience for those who wish to know true history.
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In this anthology there are sixteen short stories that discuss Indigenous culture, heritage, traditions and histories. Novelists, poets, graphic artists, mapmakers, historians and craftspeople all share their struggles and triumphs living as Native people. It also includes profiles on various Indigenous People.
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This story anthology was full with gorgeous artwork and true accountings of various people from Indigenous tribes and/or communities. It had intimate collections with first-hand accounts that made reading it feel like a friend telling you stories. While I found there wasn’t a whole lot of cohesiveness to the anthology itself, each story was important and impactful. This book releases April 29.
CW: genocide, violence, death, murder, colonization
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In this anthology there are sixteen short stories that discuss Indigenous culture, heritage, traditions and histories. Novelists, poets, graphic artists, mapmakers, historians and craftspeople all share their struggles and triumphs living as Native people. It also includes profiles on various Indigenous People.
🪶
This story anthology was full with gorgeous artwork and true accountings of various people from Indigenous tribes and/or communities. It had intimate collections with first-hand accounts that made reading it feel like a friend telling you stories. While I found there wasn’t a whole lot of cohesiveness to the anthology itself, each story was important and impactful. This book releases April 29.
CW: genocide, violence, death, murder, colonization