A review by talknerdybookblog
Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation by Douglas Sanderson, Andrew Stobo Sniderman

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Representation: Ojibwe research participants, author Douglas Sanderson is a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Mature Themes:

• Sex alluded to in passing but not engaged with or described (e.g., participants or friends of participants got pregnant)
• Alcohol use and abuse

Possible Triggers: Yes

• Colonialization
• Child abuse
• Recounting of forced institutionalization at residential schools
• Racism, including racial slurs mentioned
• Medical trauma
• Alcoholism discussed
• Brief mention of children using household products to get high
• Sexual violence discussed
• Cultural genocide
• Xenophobia recounted

Ending:

Reflective