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Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Really enjoyed this as a starter into understanding more about Native American culture. Some of the questions seemed so basic but there was clearly a need for them to be answered so it made sense. There was a bunch of historical context that i did not know and i enjoyed some of the discussion of differences from tribe to tribe.
I struggled with sections on gender. Some of the spaces where the male author excused some specific gender segregation seemed grounded just in tradition which doesn’t feel that different from some of what women face in other cultures. It was nothing terrible offensive but it does make me want to seek out some books from female and queer Native American authors to understand their perspective better.
Overall, would totally recommend. It is accessible and easy to read or listen to but will give any reader a good starting place if they want to know and understand more.
I struggled with sections on gender. Some of the spaces where the male author excused some specific gender segregation seemed grounded just in tradition which doesn’t feel that different from some of what women face in other cultures. It was nothing terrible offensive but it does make me want to seek out some books from female and queer Native American authors to understand their perspective better.
Overall, would totally recommend. It is accessible and easy to read or listen to but will give any reader a good starting place if they want to know and understand more.