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I think I already know the answer, but...Is this friendly for Indigenous readers or is this merely a white fantasy?

Alice Lovely It presents both sides of being Indigenous in the U.S. today. There are those who have adapted to the "Outside," the tobacco shop and casino owners; a…moreIt presents both sides of being Indigenous in the U.S. today. There are those who have adapted to the "Outside," the tobacco shop and casino owners; and the New Seminole, a small ragtag band of renegades who get pro active by fighting back to take back their land, in this case, south Florida. Perhaps you are like the NS. They are proud of their heritage and want nothing to do with the "Outside." That said, the Nokosee books are also Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story romances with warring parents who don't want their kids together. It's realistic, violent, and funny and, although these books were written before DAPL and the Water Protectors made the scene, they are more relevant than ever re protecting the environment, i.e., if the New Seminole were facing down the pipeline power brokers, it wouldn't have ended "peacefully" so in that sense it's cathartic if you're feeling its a hopeless fool's agenda to make the world a better place to live. As far as being a white fantasy, it might be if you're an Indigenous male who likes his women brave and resilient no matter what their color. That said, the white heroine is far from perfect (she behaves badly, is self-absorbed, and feels entitled) but by the end of the book has transformed herself-- thanks to Nokosee and the adventures they shared-- into a fierce heroine worthy of anybody's love and respect.(less)

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