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Lilith wrote: "The Right To Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet is one of the best books I read in 2020!It is written by a First Nations woman [a..."
Thanks for this suggestion (and the many others you have listed!)— putting on my TBR list. :)
Gina wrote: "Lilith wrote: "The Right To Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet is one of the best books I read in 2020!It is written by a First N..."
Thank you, Gina! It's my pleasure.
If you are looking for a specific genre or nation, please let me know. I'll be happy to help!
Anyone know a book for a Dutch reader? I can't think of a book that would fit, and I'd rather not read an American or Australian book for this prompt.
LauravanIttersum wrote: Anyone know a book for a Dutch reader? I can't think of a book that would fit, and I'd rather not read an American or Australian book for this prompt.If you want to read a European book, well, the only indigenous group would be the Saami.
Or maybe a book written by an Inuit/ Inuktitut writer from Greenland. I'm reading more native Greenlander books, since Inuktitut is very close (in some ways) to Mi'kmaw, my first language.
Or read a First Nations writer from Canada. My nation lives and has always lived in what is now Canada and the United States.
White Europeans came over and drew the border -- not us. We do not recognize that boundary.
ETA: To correct the italics
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There are not many Indigenous groups in Europe, and of those, there are even fewer authors. If you want to avoid American and Australian, does that mean you also want to avoid Canada and New Zealand? Because both countries can be rich sources of Indigenous lit! And don't forget there are Indigenous people in Africa and Asia, if you would like to look there for authors.
If you want to stick to Europe, I find Wikipedia is really helpful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
And I know from a past Challenge (I can't remember what the issue was, but this came up) there are several Sami authors:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
(As with all Goodreads lists, reader beware. I see Tom Wolfe n that list. I'm pretty sure he's not Sami!! I don't think Kiran Millwood Hargrave is, either.)
So maybe you can find something there?
Lilith wrote: " LauravanIttersum wrote: Anyone know a book for a Dutch reader? I can't think of a book that would fit, and I'd rather not read an American or Australian book for this prompt.If you want to read ..."
I'm latinamerican, and I was thinking of finding a book from native authors of latinamerica. I know nothing about them, so it is also a chance to broaden my horizons. and I found that aparently there are a lot of poets in Chile with mapuche origins, and I think I will try that. What I am trying to say is, maybe you can still find books from indigenous authors from outside the US, that may fit the prompt better than finding a dutch author.
Mercedes wrote: "Lilith wrote: " LauravanIttersum wrote: Anyone know a book for a Dutch reader? I can't think of a book that would fit, and I'd rather not read an American or Australian book for this prompt.If yo..."
I have had I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala on my list for a while, this would fit!
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Takes place in pre-Columbian America. I thought the cover way ugly so PS 44 is in play. Not sure if it would work for PS 28 a magical realism book.
I'm going to read Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones for this one - I'm a sucker for a coming-of-age werewolf story!
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Great big love for Mongrels here!!! It's so under-rated! It was the first book I read by SGJ and it turned me into a lifelong fan! I don't even like coming-of-age stories hahaha but I LOVED that one. Because the whole time, you're not QUITE sure if they are truly werewolves, or it's just a story the family tells, or all in the protagonist's head, or an allusion for something else ... or maybe it's ALL of the things at once! He's so great at that sort of story, where it's maybe? maybe not? but probably!
Nadine wrote: Great big love for Mongrels here!!! It's so under-rated!"Awesome - I can't wait to read it! I'd never heard of it before today. I wanted to read The Only Good Indians but I can't deal with dog deaths, so I went searching through his other books. This one sounds right up my alley!
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Awesome - I can't wait to read it! I'd never heard of it before today. I wanted to read The Only Good Indians..."
Uh oh I think there might be a dog death in Mongrels, too. I'm usually very sensitive to that, and will avoid a book if I know the dog dies, but this one didn't stick with me. I think it was more of a "family death" (since they are werewolves, after all).
Nadine wrote: "Uh oh I think there might be a dog death in Mongrels, too."Ack! Thanks for the info. I think I can maybe, probably handle a werewolf-related death, but I'll definitely have to wait until I'm in the right mood to read it!
LauravanIttersum wrote: "Anyone know a book for a Dutch reader? I can't think of a book that would fit, and I'd rather not read an American or Australian book for this prompt."Perhaps look at the countries that were colonized and exploited by Dutch.
I read split Tooth by Tanya tagaq. I ended up getting it as am audio book which was even better. it was read by the authour who is also a renowned throat singer. Between each chapter she makes these invigorating and gut wrenching sounds that reach right inside you. highly recommend.
I just heard about this one on All the Books Podcast Poshpenny!
I used An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo. This is a book of poems. She is the incumbent US Poet Laureate. She is a member of the Myskoke Nation. I listened to the audio book.
I read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. It was her debut novel and published in 2021.I would recommend this title if you enjoy reading YA fiction and murder mysteries.
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Finished Firekeeper's Daughter
by Angeline BoulleyMy Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories. I need a little Richard Van Camp most days. These stories are right out of my experiences at home. "Aliens" might be the most beautiful romance I've ever read. The Wheetago stories are intense and gory, as they should be; Richard takes our folklore and uses it to remind us of our part in global warming. Lots of strong gems here!
Just finished
it was a bit strange, but I really enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the next in the series.
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it was a bit strange, but I really enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the next in the series."I loved that book! It's my favorite of hers that I've read. I'm afraid I'll have forgotten a lot by the time the next book comes out, so I hope there's a recap in the beginning.
I just finished Winter Counts By David Heska Wanbli Weiden. It took me a long time because I kept having to reborrow it from the library. UGH! But in the end I jammed it out and was glad I did.It's a good book. The story line isn't anything super fanciful or extravagant...just real life. The author writes about a Lakota family on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota and some of the reality of what it's like to live there. I loved all of the Lakota language he uses throughout and having had the pleasure of studying Lakota at USD a few years back I even remembered what some of it meant. I've been thinking of trying to study up on it a lot lately so, it was nice to have read this right now. I also like that he doesn't always give the English meaning every time, instead he leaves you to figure it out. It's a reminder that sometimes there is no English equivalent to a word (true for many languages).
I read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. a really interesting read.
Was up late last night finishing There There by Tommy Orange. I can honestly say that, had it not been for this year’s Popsugar challenge and a recommendation by people in that group, I would never have looked at this book twice when I saw it in a neighborhood LIttle Free Library — and I would have missed a powerful read. The last 20-30 pages tore me up, and made me want to know what happened after. I started reading this last Friday, during Banned Books Week, but was surprised I could find no reports or articles about it being challenged. This is just the sort of book narrow-minded individuals usually go after, without reading it, as it hits the top four “reasons” people try to ban books: drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence — not to mention the language and the fact it’s by an Indigenous author. Too many communities or school districts seem to be targeting BIPOC and LGBTQ authors lately. If you are interested in reading “Own Voices” books, I would definitely recommend this one.
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good news!!! He's writing a sequel! No title released yet, but it's tentatively scheduled to be published next year.
I'm reading Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. for this. I got to know about the book when it was published and wanted to read it then, however, I'm reading it now as it perfectly fits this prompt.
I’m a bit confused as to why there are a few books on Palestine on this list. Does this mean that we can read books written by authors who identify as Palestinians?
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The Listopia is not 100% reliable since it's member-generated, and we don't always know, and sometimes people mistakenly add books that do not belong.
Since I'm in the US, I'm most familiar with the Indigenous peoples of North America. I don' t know who is Indigenous to that area of the world. I googled, and found this:
https://www.iwgia.org/en/palestine.html
which says
The indigenous peoples of Palestine are the Jahalin, al-Kaabneh, al-Azazmeh, al-Ramadin and al-Rshaida Bedouins.
and this:
https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/l....
which says:
The indigenous peoples of the Middle East, identified by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), include : the Marsh Dwellers (Arabs) - the Jahalin Bedouin of West Bank (Palestine) - the Arab-Bedouins of the Negev desert in Israel -. Assyrian peoples are also indigenous to areas which are now parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
and this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_...
which says:
indigenous, native, or long-standing ethnic groups include: Amazigh, Berbers, Arameans, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Baloch, Copts, Cappadocian Greeks, Cypriots, Druze, Gilaks, Greeks, Jews, Laz, Lurs, Mandaeans, Maronites, Mazanderanis, Mhallami, Nawar, Pontic Greeks, Rûm, Samaritans, Shabaks, Talysh and Tats.
I have no idea which authors might fall into one of those groups.
I read 'Of Women and Salt' by Gabriela Garcia. I thoroughly enjoyed it and though it well-written - definitely recommend!
Stolen sisters keeps coming up for me and I really want to read it cause I’m Canadian. It seems like it’s been translated by Indigenous individuals but I can’t tell if Emmanuel Walters is indigenous. Any insight??
Laura wrote: "Stolen sisters keeps coming up for me and I really want to read it cause I’m Canadian. It seems like it’s been translated by Indigenous individuals but I can’t tell if Emmanuel Walters is indigenou..."The author is Emmanuelle Walter, and she is a French, White journalist.
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Completed: September 10, 2021
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Could Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph fits for this?"
No, Indigenous with a capital "i" is a title of respect for Indigenous peoples that have a historical continuity and relationship with the Land. We are peoples who existed continuously on said Land prior to invasion and colonization. We are marginalized by and distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in our territories, or parts of them.
We preserve, develop, and transmit to future generations our ancestral territories, our ethnic identity, as the basis of our continued existence as peoples, in accordance with our own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal systems.
I identify as First Nations, but we are:
Native Americans, Indigenous Peoples. Aboriginal Peoples, Indigenous Mexican Peoples, and so forth.