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thelenjanae's review against another edition
4.0
Although I feel like the title was misleading (the book focused more on issues facing the Native community, rather than on one girl's story), Byron Dorgan provides an in-depth look at America's history with Native peoples and where we can go from the present. I don't know if I would have made it through the whole book if I weren't listening to the audio version, but Dorgan managed to make facts and statistics into a compelling narrative and call to action.
sarahfretz's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. Each chapter dealt with a different issue that plagues native Americans today. While it says it’s about the girl in the photograph, it really isn’t about her at all. Each chapter starts with how she relates to the issue but that’s about it. It’s more of a history of the issues of Native Americans and some of the good and bad regarding it.
estherd1's review against another edition
4.0
I feel that every ‘American’ should read this book, to understand a bit about what our country has been built on. Injustice, destruction, murder and pillaging. It was a bit repetitive and tedious, hence, only 4 stars.
eeyore08's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
jeansbookbag's review against another edition
3.0
This was a really interesting and in-depth look at the issues plaguing our Native American population. Dorgan has definitely done his research and he doesn't pull any punches on how the federal government (and a lot of white people in general) have treated Native Americans horribly and seemingly forget that not only were they here first, but many of their problems were brought to them by white settlers. Hopefully this book will open readers eyes (it definitely opened mine) to the oppression Native Americans are still facing and help us become better as a society.
bekp's review
4.0
Not a stylistic wonder, but it pulls together so many issues in Indian Country. All of these issues had an effect in one young woman's life, and it's a wonder that she is still living. Dorgan relates the story of Tamara, pointing out time after time how the federal, state, tribal, and local governments failed her. Those of us who live in the Northern Plains encounter these issues in the news or face to face in our cities. The book deserves a wider audience just because so many in this country have no clue about how the First Americans have been treated.
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