The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North AmericaWINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history—in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America.Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. In the process, King refashions old stories about historical events and figures, takes a sideways look at film and pop culture, relates his own complex experiences with activism, and articulates a deep and revolutionary understanding of the cumulative effects of ever-shifting laws and treaties on Native peoples and lands. This is a book both timeless and timely, burnished with anger but tempered by wit, and ultimately a hard-won offering of hope -- a sometimes inconvenient, but nonetheless indispensable account for all of us, Indian and non-Indian alike, seeking to understand how we might tell a new story for the future. |
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LibraryThing Review
User Review - ainjel - LibraryThingTom King has fantastic narrative voice. The narrative he weaves is nuanced and bitingly tragic. He doesn't want your sympathy. He wants you to know. Do with that knowledge what you will. Read full review
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User Review - Carlathelibrarian - LibraryThingI picked this book up because it was in the finals of Canada Reads 2015. It is easy to see why it was included as a Book to Break Down Barriers. As I read this book, a little piece of my Canadian ... Read full review
Contents
Warm Toast and Porcupines | |
Forget Columbus | |
The End of the Trail | |
Too Heavy To Lift | |
One Name to Rule Them | |
We Are Sorry | |
Like Cowboys and Indians | |
Forget About | |
What Indians Want | |
As Long as the Grass is Green | |
Happy Ever After | |
A Conversation Between Shelagh Rogers and Thomas King | |
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The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America Thomas King Limited preview - 2013 |
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America Thomas King No preview available - 2013 |
The Inconvenient Indian Illustrated: A Curious Account of Native People in ... Thomas King No preview available - 2017 |
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