The Inconvenient Indian
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Five nonfiction books about Canada
It’s July! When I think of July, I think of two things, Canada Day (because I’m Canadian) and Disability Pride Month. For this month, I’ll be sharing a book lists both about Canada and about Disability Justice. July 1st is Canada Day. It celebrates the passing of the British North America Act, which unified the…
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History is the stories we tell
This is a quote from the book The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. The Inconvenient Indian – Summary The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the…
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Forget Columbus
Excerpt from The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King This is an excerpt from the book The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. Most of us think that history is the past. It’s not. History is the stories we tell about the past. That’s all it is. Stories. Such a definition might make the enterprise of history…
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Extermination and assimilation
Excerpt from The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King This is an excerpt from the book The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. Throughout the history of Indian-White relations in North America, there have always been two impulses afoot. Extermination and assimilation. Extermination of Native peoples, especially in the early years, was not considered “genocide”—a term coined…