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A review by chainingbooks
A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Full review to come later.
This memoir is a truly vulnerable reflection on the author's hardships as a queer indigenous woman growing up in Canada through major historical and societal changes.
What I found so impressive was how raw the accounts were and the honesty regarding the resources the author reached out to in order to find sobriety and get assistance with their PTSD and visual impairment. Even in all of the moments of hardship, the author was able to find ways to become active in social change and sought to share moments of joy within marginalized communities, surviving many attacks brought on through racism and homophobia.
This memoir is a truly vulnerable reflection on the author's hardships as a queer indigenous woman growing up in Canada through major historical and societal changes.
What I found so impressive was how raw the accounts were and the honesty regarding the resources the author reached out to in order to find sobriety and get assistance with their PTSD and visual impairment. Even in all of the moments of hardship, the author was able to find ways to become active in social change and sought to share moments of joy within marginalized communities, surviving many attacks brought on through racism and homophobia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality