#readindigenous

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

My giveaway win came in. Thank you so much @arianna.reads and @fabricbound! This is my second book sleeve and the surprise book choice was perfect. I love all things related to dinosaurs and book sleeves are becoming my new must have bookish item. QOTD: What bookish items do you collect? Featured Book: Crow Winter by Karen McBride 🦕🦖 SYNOPSIS:🦖🦕 Nanabush. A name that has a certain weight on the tongue—a taste. Like lit sage in a windowless room or aluminum foil on a metal filling. Trickster. Storyteller. Shape-shifter. An ancient troublemaker with the power to do great things, only he doesn’t want to put in the work. Since coming home to Spirit Bear Point First Nation, Hazel Ellis has been dreaming of an old crow. He tells her he’s here to help her, save her. From what, exactly? Sure, her dad’s been dead for almost two years and she hasn’t quite reconciled that grief, but is that worth the time of an Algonquin demigod? Soon Hazel learns that there’s more at play than just her own sadness and doubt. The quarry that’s been lying unsullied for over a century on her father’s property is stirring the old magic that crosses the boundaries between this world and the next. With the aid of Nanabush, Hazel must unravel a web of deceit that, if left untouched, could destroy her family and her home on both sides of the Medicine Wheel. #CrowWinter #KarenMcBride #books #HarperAvenue #readIndigenous #diversereading #booksleeves #fabricbound #giveawaywinner #decolonizebookstagram #bookish #bookworm #bookdragon #bookrec #ownvoices #dinosaurs #Ilovebooks #bibliophile #bookphotography #booksoutside #booksoutside #bookishitems #bookwormactivities #bookfeatures #Indigenousbooks #weneeddiversebooks #bookaddict #backyardbooks #bookishhobby (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZvcHLAs9q/?igshid=a35cq5qvqzkd

Day 23 of #DecolonizeDecember photo challenge hosted by Alejandro of @decolonizeliterature Today's Prompt: Current BIPOC read QOTD: What are you reading today? "Who are the police going to believe? Some random brown kid, or a famous executive with his blond hair and a fancy suit that reeks of money?" I am currently reading Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse for this month's #welovemglit book club selection. I am completely invested in this middle grade Indigenous story. I am enjoying learning about the Navajo world and the characters have completely warmed my heart. 🏞🛖SYNOPSIS🏞🛖 Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company, and he's alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says "Run!", the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of Diné Holy People, all disguised as quirky characters. Their aid will come at a price: the kids must pass a series of trials in which it seems like nature itself is out to kill them. If Nizhoni, Mac, and Davery can reach the House of the Sun, they will be outfitted with what they need to defeat the ancient monsters Mr. Charles has unleashed. But it will take more than weapons for Nizhoni to become the hero she was destined to be . . . Timeless themes such as the importance of family and respect for the land resonate in this funny, fast-paced, and exciting quest adventure set in the American Southwest. #Indigenousbooks #IndigenousRecs #readIndigenous #diversereading #readBIPOCBooks #bookdragon #weneeddiversebooks #Navajo #booksandpaintings #bookdragon #racetothesun #rebeccaroanhorse #rickriordanpresents #bibliophile #middlegrade #we❤MGlit #books #Iloverreading #bookworm #read #representationmatters #bookphoto #DecolonizeDecember #bookishfun #diversifyreading (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJKc4AJAQtN/?igshid=n7z03nld45kn