#NotYourPrincess | Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
Published by: Annick Press, September 12th 2017
Genre: Non-Fiction
Pages: 256
Format: Ebook
Source: Annick Press, via Netgalley
Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #NotYourPrincess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change. Sometimes angry, often reflective, but always strong, the women in this book will give teen readers insight into the lives of women who, for so long, have been virtually invisible.
Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #NotYourPrincess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change. Sometimes angry, often reflective, but always strong, the women in this book will give teen readers insight into the lives of women who, for so long, have been virtually invisible.
I wanted to read this purely because I know so little about Native Americans, and practically nothing about Native American Women, which is appalling. I love this book for so many reasons - there are so many different voices, experiences, lives; the format is exciting and although I read it in ebook, I think it'll look beautiful in physical copy; it's unapologetic and uncompromising yet full of so much hope and heart. That's the understanding this book has given me of these Native American women: uncompromising, truly brave women who have so much love and hope and faith.
