Everything You Wanted to Know About I..., Anton Treuer
Everything You Wanted to Know About I..., Anton Treuer
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

Author: Anton Treuer

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/26/2017


Synopsis

"I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, 'Why should Indians have reservations?'"

What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.

White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action.

About Anton Treuer

Anton Treuer is a professor at Bemidji State University and the award-winning author of many books on Ojibwe history and language. His published works include Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe, Ojibwe in Minnesota, The Assassination of Hole in the Day, Atlas of Indian Nations, and Awesiinyensag.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on December 07, 2012

3.5 stars I have no idea how the author managed to restrain himself from answering most of the questions with "it's complicated." Indians are such a diverse group with a complex array of histories and experiences that I was a bit surprised anybody would even tackle a project like this. The "Everything......more

Goodreads review by Anne (ReadEatGameRepeat) on March 05, 2021

This was a very interesting book although I would also suggest a subtitle of "A bunch of things you would never even have thought to ask about or were unaware of". While this book was super informative and I do feel like I have some better understanding of Native American culture and experience I do......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on July 13, 2019

Native Americans are frequently left out of politics, conversations, culture, and even history, so it was extremely refreshing being able to a read a book devoted to Native issues. The author does a great job of addressing all sorts of questions and topics the reader might have and even explores are......more

Goodreads review by Ana on November 18, 2017

The book is short and to the point. It covers a vast array of topics, but what really stuck with me were the questions about sovereignty. While it does give more examples from the Ojibwe culture (which is understandable since the author is most familiar with his own community), there are a lot of me......more

Goodreads review by Clay on April 20, 2017

Was a very good book up to the last chapters. The author wanted to visit the sins of the white grandparents unto the parents and the grandchildren. No mention of why supernatural powers are called medicine. No mention of the intertribal wars of the Native Americans. No mention of human sacrifice of......more