Thomas King manages to cram a whole lot of information into this book, somehow managing to give us a history lesson told with humor and wit. This book tackles everything from how indigenous people are portrayed in the media, to failed treaties and stolen land - and all of the history in between. I learned so much from this book, and in a way that made it feel accessible and conversational.

Truly a brilliant read - highly recommend.

A very important book for all of us living in the U.S. and Canada (and elsewhere). A truly devastating history of the subjugation of the original inhabitants of our two countries and a truly interesting look behind more modern policies, which seem positive on the outside, but which represent the insidious, incessant oppressor that is colonialism.

3.5/5
- non-fiction is hard and has always been hard for me to read (i'm trying to get better!). so this one is not one of my favs. but it is a good history book for the casual reader, as if told by your very well-educated, verbose, witty, and memorious grandfather. not stuck up on the second-by-second play, and more concerned with what we can glean from history now. it is obviously a biased perspective but i found it very fairly biased, and in fact, in many places, much kinder than it could have been
- i do find it recommendable but only to people who want to read history without a history book, and with a little bit of snark thrown in