Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition

by Dr. Anton Treuer Narrated by Dr. Anton Treuer

Overview

From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young listeners alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?," "What's it like for natives who don't look native?," "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?," and beyond, Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask does exactly what its title says in a style consistently thoughtful, personal, and engaging.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal - Audio

★ 04/01/2022

Gr 6 Up—"Indians. We are so often imagined, but so infrequently well understood," Treuer's opening sentence reads. As a Princeton-educated, Ojibwe professor with "one foot in the wigwam and one in the ivory tower," Treuer "cannot speak for all Indians," but he's ready with "specific rather than generic answers." This young readers adaptation is certainly rare in that it expands on Treuer's 2012 original, growing from approximately 120 to 200 Q&As. Treuer also takes the mic, making his narrating debut. Composed, eloquent, courteous, Treuer is an ideal, safe guide through all manner of topics, from the difficult, inane, nuanced, to downright racist. A single quibble: Georgetown was not named for George Washington, but most likely King George II (GW was still a teen when Georgetown was founded in 1751). VERDICT "Guilt for Whites and anger for Indians [does] nothing to make the world a better place." Treuer wisely, empathically, brilliantly gets the conversation going.

APRIL 2021 - AudioFile

Ojibwe professor and author Anton Treuer narrates this new edition, revised and updated for a young adult audience. Structured as a collection of questions and answers, this audiobook sheds light on the long history of genocide that colonizers have perpetuated against Native peoples and explains their effects on the lives of Indians in the U.S. and Canada today. Treuer does not shy away from descriptions of violence and the use of racially charged terms but addresses these issues in a calm, compassionate voice. While their encyclopedic nature might be better explored in print rather than listened to straight through, hearing Treuer’s explanations in his own voice brings reality and presence to this work. Excellent for listening episodically; take time to absorb each section before moving on. H.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175676090
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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