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  1. It is appalling Laila, and unfortunately it’s happening everywhere! Perhaps not to the same extent up here in Canada, but simply telling these stories, making sure they aren’t lost is so important. And reading them means we are doing our part :)

  2. This book sounds so detailed and long that I’m surprised it’s not published by a textbook company, like Cengage. Then again, what class would such a book fit in? Could even a college course devote so much time to this specific aspect from history? The fact that I know we would not encounter such a course speaks volumes.

  3. It is detailed, but Talaga does a good job of weaving in her own personal history. It’s a book only a journalist could write, quite honestly. I will say that in the good news category, Canadian universities do have courses on this now, in fact, there’s a free course online that Canadians (maybe anyone) can take through the University of Alberta all about truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and our history of colonialization.

    https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html

  4. This is on my TBR and I’m glad to know, in advance, that it’s over 400 pages. For some reason (maybe the cover design?) I thought it was more like the Anansi series (the Massey Lectures). Somewhere (maybe The Walrus?) I read an essay about her experience going to Rome and found that fascinating, so I’m pleased to hear that is a big part of this work. And I remember being overwhelmed by the references in Seven Fallen Feathers but also so impressed by how her expertise didn’t burden the prose at all; she keeps you engaged the whole time and lets the story speak for itself and those who want details or verifications can follow-up via the endnotes.

  5. Yup it’s long and detailed, which I found in Seven Fallen Feathers as well, but her personal story keeps the pages moving for sure. The Rome experience is VERY interesting.

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