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susieseeker 's review for:
Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation
by Douglas Sanderson, Andrew Stobo Sniderman
What an excellent read.
I had heard the authors being interviewed on our public radio and so decided to read it.
The valley of the birdtail is a small microcosm of what could be, in Canada where the two sides - one white, one First Nations - are working to bridge the divide that has separated them for generations.
There is a lot of history to unpack here to answer the question - how did we get to this place? A lot of history, none of it pleasant. For anyone who is not familiar with the settler/First Nation relationship and interactions for the past 300 years, this is a terrific learning.
There is a chapter dispelling the myths around First Nations perceived "entitlements", which is valuable and informative.
And the authors then outline at the end of the book the various ways in which reconciliation could be moved forward. Nothing easy, nothing straightforward.
A very thought-provoking read.
I had heard the authors being interviewed on our public radio and so decided to read it.
The valley of the birdtail is a small microcosm of what could be, in Canada where the two sides - one white, one First Nations - are working to bridge the divide that has separated them for generations.
There is a lot of history to unpack here to answer the question - how did we get to this place? A lot of history, none of it pleasant. For anyone who is not familiar with the settler/First Nation relationship and interactions for the past 300 years, this is a terrific learning.
There is a chapter dispelling the myths around First Nations perceived "entitlements", which is valuable and informative.
And the authors then outline at the end of the book the various ways in which reconciliation could be moved forward. Nothing easy, nothing straightforward.
A very thought-provoking read.