Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

A prize-winning writer offers â€œan affecting portrait of his childhood home, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, and his people, the Ojibweâ€ (The New York Times).
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A member of the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota, David Treuer grew up on Leech Lake Reservation, but was educated in mainstream America. Exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture, Rez Life is a strikingly original blend of history, memoir, and journalism, a must read for anyone interested in the Native American story. With authoritative research and reportage, he illuminates issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation. He traces the policies that have disenfranchised and exploited Native Americans, exposing the tension that marks the historical relationship between the US government and the Native American population. Ultimately, through the eyes of students, teachers, government administrators, lawyers, and tribal court judges, he shows how casinos, tribal government, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have transformed the landscape of modern Native American life.
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â€œTreuerâ€™s account reads like a novel, brimming with characters, living and dead, who bring his tribeâ€™s history to life.â€ â€”Booklist
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â€œImportant in the way Dee Brownâ€™s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was when it came out in 1970, deeply moving readers as it schooled them about Indian history in a way nothing else had.â€ â€”Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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â€œ[A] poignant, penetrating blend of memoir and history.â€ â€”People
Country USA
Manufacturer Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-04-24
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780802194893

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-04-24
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780802194893