Post Colonial
Dear Friends,
When people say "this has never happened to our country before" I want to say, "yes it has."�� Indigenous people suffered wave after wave of European borne epidemic diseases, which killed 9 of every 10 people.�� The trauma continued through the Flu of 1918 and the scourge of tuberculosis.�� When treaties were made it was thought that Native people were going to vanish, but no.�� We are still here.�� In her torrential book of poetry Colonial Love Poem, Natalie Diaz addresses these losses.�� With tenacious wit, ardor, and something I can only call magnificence, Diaz addresses the consuming need we have for one another.�� This is a book for any time, but especially a book for this time.�� These days, and who knows for how long, we can only touch a trusted small number of people.�� Diaz brings depth and resonance to the fact that this has always been so.�� Be prepared to journey down a wild river.
Yours for books,
Louise��
When people say "this has never happened to our country before" I want to say, "yes it has."�� Indigenous people suffered wave after wave of European borne epidemic diseases, which killed 9 of every 10 people.�� The trauma continued through the Flu of 1918 and the scourge of tuberculosis.�� When treaties were made it was thought that Native people were going to vanish, but no.�� We are still here.�� In her torrential book of poetry Colonial Love Poem, Natalie Diaz addresses these losses.�� With tenacious wit, ardor, and something I can only call magnificence, Diaz addresses the consuming need we have for one another.�� This is a book for any time, but especially a book for this time.�� These days, and who knows for how long, we can only touch a trusted small number of people.�� Diaz brings depth and resonance to the fact that this has always been so.�� Be prepared to journey down a wild river.
Yours for books,
Louise��
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I like this-what is happening now is nothing like Natives suffered. I was waiting to learn of this pointed out to the public. Now I would like to hear someone remark that many styles of masks look like a BURKA. :-)
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