5/11/2023 0 Comments The inconvenient indian review![]() ![]() I don’t think this book would work for someone who, say, is not so sympathetic or is actively labouring under the types of misconceptions that I hear all-too-often in Thunder Bay. I’m already sympathetic to these ideas and have a surface-level understanding of some of the challenges Indigenous people face as a result of colonialism. I approached this book as someone who is interested in gaining a deeper awareness of indigenous perspectives on indigenous issues. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America is Thomas King’s attempt to make some kind of sense of the conflicting narratives and myths created about the European occupation of North America. We white people are very good at ignoring indigenous people-until we want their land, that is. And while this is reprehensible, it probably shouldn’t be surprising. In addition to the usual trolls, some people were writing hate speech motivated by a misconception of the state of indigenous peoples in Canada. Just last week, CBC News announced it was closing comments on articles about indigenous peoples, because at the moment, it cannot guarantee sufficient moderation to sustain polite discourse. ![]()
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