annalisenak97 's review for:

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

3.0

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Alright, so I'm giving this three and a half stars because I love wolves a lot, the writing in this is very very good, and Miyax is just a great, well rounded, spunky character. I don't really know what to do about the fact that this was written by a white woman. I don't know if she listened to stories or spoke with any Native people before writing this, and it is definitely a respectful, dignified, reverent, and overall positive depiction. However George uses the word Esk*mo a lot, even for Miyax to describe herself, and I'm pretty sure this story takes place in like the 70s, but even so it feels very weird and problematic. There are some descriptions that also feel problematic to me. I don't know.