#indigenouslit

Some books are meant to be read, to be savoured, exactly when the time feels right. I'm so grateful for having some downtime this winter season to be able to catch up on some #IndigenousReads that have been on my list for a hot minute. This year I've had the great opportunity to read both @tanyatagaq & @bev_sellars_ books. Next up Alicia Elliott. Share with me what's next on your #IndigenousReads wishlist ... . . . #IndigenousReads #IndigenousLiterature #IndigenousLit #IndigenousWomen #IndigenousWomenAuthors #IndigenousWomenRise #IndigenousRISE #IndigenousWisdom #IndigenousGirlReads . . #WinterReading #WinterReads (at Williams Lake, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B844JN4FL25/?igshid=je6otwx8kfal

I have so many packages just in limbo, I don't know what to track anymore. I have been waiting for a whole month for this one to come in for @erinanddanisbookclub and it finally showed up today. I can't wait to dive in and be ready for the discussion. QOTD: What are you reading for book club or a buddy read? ❄❄SYNOPSIS:❄❄ In the spring, the bear returns to the forest, the glacier returns to its source, and the salmon returns to the fresh water where it was spawned. Drawing on the special relationship that the Native people of southeastern Alaska have always had with nature, Blonde Indian is a story about returning. Told in eloquent layers that blend Native stories and metaphor with social and spiritual journeys, this enchanting memoir traces the author’s life from her difficult childhood growing up in the Tlingit community, through her adulthood, during which she lived for some time in Seattle and San Francisco, and eventually to her return home. Neither fully Native American nor Euro-American, Hayes encounters a unique sense of alienation from both her Native community and the dominant culture. We witness her struggles alongside other Tlingit men and women—many of whom never left their Native community but wrestle with their own challenges, including unemployment, prejudice, alcoholism, and poverty. The author’s personal journey, the symbolic stories of contemporary Natives, and the tales and legends that have circulated among the Tlingit people for centuries are all woven together, making Blonde Indian much more than the story of one woman’s life. Filled with anecdotes, descriptions, and histories that are unique to the Tlingit community, this book is a document of cultural heritage, a tribute to the Alaskan landscape, and a moving testament to how going back—in nature and in life—allows movement forward. #ErinandDanisBookClub #Tlingit #IndigenousLit #ReadIndigenous #IndigenousMemoir #ownvoices #BookClubPicks #Bookdragon #BookFeature #Bibliophile #books #Bookworm #IndigenousBookRecs #DiversifyYourFeed #DiverseReads #BlondeIndian #ErnestineHayes #Alaska #SnowDay #BookPhotos #BooksandSnow #SnowyScenes #DecolonizeYourShelf #Bookish #ReadingLit (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKw7MKJgDeP/?igshid=1wxcmtkbngxjt

THIS BOOK THOUGH. Early in July there was one of those twitter threads that blows up where the OP asked people to pick a country and list three current-ish books (available in English) that more people should read. The outpouring of recommendations was tremendous and I was frantically adding books to my to-read list. I looked up this book from Canada mostly because it was in the same list with JONNY APPLESEED, which I am always yelling about, so I had faith in the poster’s taste. When I looked it up on goodreads, I found rave reviews from two friends whose taste I also trust, so off to the library I went. (I know that was a lot of info, but I am always fascinated by HOW people find the books that they love.) . . I could not put this book down. I devoured it, and it kept leaking out into conversations with my husband about the slow-build sense of impending doom this book creates as well as psychology and survival strategies during a collapse of civilization in a winter climate. As I read, it was actually unbearably hot in my house, which you might think would undermine the everyone might freeze to death mood but actually for two days my brain was stuck on: EVERYTHING IS UNBEARABLE, HOW DO WE BEST MANAGE OUR RESOURCES SO WE DON’T DIE? . . In many ways this is an unusual apocalypse/post-apocalypse novel that evades a lot of tropes. The focus is actually more on Anishinaabe culture and history — at one point making explicit the way they have survived multiple apocalypses — the waves of death following the arrival of white settlers, the removal from their land, the removal of their children and the attempts to erase their cultural history. The legacy of all that is woven seamlessly into the book, infusing every page with a sense of reclaiming what has been lost, even before the power goes out. . Someday I will catch up with my book reviews and post a full write-up on goodreads, but in the meantime, I just had to rave over this book here. . Have you read this book? Was it on your radar before today? . . #moonofthecrustedsnow #waubgeshigrice #indigenouslit https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZBLDRAefH/?igshid=1ca7ibvehlkpa

#indigenous #indigenous lresistance #indigenouslit #indigenousliterature #indigenous knowledge #literature (at The Tom Bradley Tower Room At Los Angeles City Hall)