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"Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, they kept their cultures alive, and they survived. Key events in Indigenous history with accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered from the 12th century to present day are told from a vastly under-represented perspective--an Indigenous viewpoint."--
About the author
Eldon Yellowhorn (Piikani Nation) is a professor of First Nations Studies and archeology at Simon Fraser University. He and Kathy Lowinger wrote the critically-acclaimed
Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People (2017).
Summary
High interest in Indigenous themes in institutional and trade marketsTurtle Island has sold 10K copies since Fall 2017, has three award nominations, two best-of lists, multiple starred reviews Innovative focus on resillience and resistance to colonization A powerful author combo of a highly respected Indigenous academic and an award-winning c
Foreword
- Teacher’s newsletter for Native American History Month in November; Indigenous People’s Day (Oct 14, US); National Indigenous Peoples Day (Jun 21, CA)
- Pitch author for commentary and coverage around National days, BC book fair
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