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A review by bea__reads
Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future by Patty Krawec
5.0
I highly recommend the audiobook - Krawec's narration was a vital part of the experience of reading this for me. I'm not sure how to explain, but I felt connected to her, through the language and stories she shares.
She begins by defining the Anishinaabe word Nii'kinaaganaa: "I am my relatives, all of them. I am related to everything. All my relations."
This, alongside the concept of creation stories, becomes a guidestone throughout the book as she navigates the forgotten history of Indigenous peoples and the enduring impact of settler colonialism.
"We need to unforget our histories and the relationships they contain. We need to become kin."
It's not an exaggeration to say that this book changed me as a person, just as Krawec highlights in the final chapter. I think this process began with Oct. 7 🇵🇸 when I first opened my eyes and continues today as I seek guidance and knowledge from those who have been doing the work for generations.
"Nii'kinaaganaa.
We are related."
She begins by defining the Anishinaabe word Nii'kinaaganaa: "I am my relatives, all of them. I am related to everything. All my relations."
This, alongside the concept of creation stories, becomes a guidestone throughout the book as she navigates the forgotten history of Indigenous peoples and the enduring impact of settler colonialism.
"We need to unforget our histories and the relationships they contain. We need to become kin."
It's not an exaggeration to say that this book changed me as a person, just as Krawec highlights in the final chapter. I think this process began with Oct. 7 🇵🇸 when I first opened my eyes and continues today as I seek guidance and knowledge from those who have been doing the work for generations.
"Nii'kinaaganaa.
We are related."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Genocide