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Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez

3 reviews

salemander's review

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5.0

absolutely amazing !! i’ve seen some critiques about the grammar of this book but like did y’all read chapter 4 ?? she talks in depth about the discrimination against indigenous scientists and researchers who are deemed to not have enough “formal education” (colonial brainwashing) to be published or to work on certain projects. grammar rules are made up and english is a colonists language, who cares!! i also really appreciated how blunt the author was and the repetitive nature of the information. she explained things multiple times from different perspectives to ensure her audience truly grasped the information and as an autistic person it made this book a really easy and very educational read. 
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kbairbooks's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I will admit that it’s taken me aging to really appreciate nonfiction. And I have genuinely been reading more nonfiction since starting the process of publishing my book. Although publishing has a long way to go, I sincerely appreciate that this book was brought into the world and space was made for it. THIS is what I want to be reading about, learning about, and this is the type of thing I wish I had been taught growing up. I will continue decolonizing my bookshelves as well as my mind and thought processes. Thank you to the author for being brave and vulnerable and sharing her knowledge, culture, and history with us.
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madmantha's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Phenomenal book, I would suggest it to absolutely EVERYONE. Strangers, friends, family, everyone. I want to purchase for my whole family for Christmas.
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