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Rez Life

An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

David Treuer
4.4
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Pages
368
Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press

About

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.

Related Subjects

  • Indigenous (Biography & Autobiography)
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Native American Studies
  • Social Science
  • General
  • Indigenous (History)
  • History

Reviews

"Smartly, this book blends journalism, history and memoir . . . to provide both anecdotes of present-day reservation life and history . . . Treuer's message-the picture he gives of Indian reservation life today-is not one of defeat or demise but of miraculous survival."
Greg Sarris, San Francisco Chronicle
"Rez Life is a fascinating, air-clearing look at Native American reservation life, strengthened in equal measure by its anecdotes and its scholarly attention."
Jonathan Messinger, Time Out (Chicago)
"Powerful, important reading."
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