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A review by lasdald
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
“They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it.”
- Red Cloud
This was a devastating read. Having grown up alongside Indigenous nations in what is today Canada, I know how horribly Indigenous people have been treated. Or, at least, I thought I did. Really, my knowledge barely scratched the surface of it.
Every single settler (and if you are not Indigenous to the land you live on, you are a settler) should be ashamed. We profit from the genocide of people who, by and large, had been willing to share with us. It’s horrific.
This is an important read, particularly if you have any interest in North America, history, and/or human rights. I had to take breaks in between reading sessions because the topic is so heavy, but I’m so glad to have a better understanding of the real history.
- Red Cloud
This was a devastating read. Having grown up alongside Indigenous nations in what is today Canada, I know how horribly Indigenous people have been treated. Or, at least, I thought I did. Really, my knowledge barely scratched the surface of it.
Every single settler (and if you are not Indigenous to the land you live on, you are a settler) should be ashamed. We profit from the genocide of people who, by and large, had been willing to share with us. It’s horrific.
This is an important read, particularly if you have any interest in North America, history, and/or human rights. I had to take breaks in between reading sessions because the topic is so heavy, but I’m so glad to have a better understanding of the real history.