A heartfelt account of a time in our Canadian history that will never be forgotten. The Mokawk crisis of 1890 was a horrific time for our indigenous community, I was young but I clearly remember the news reports of people being hurt, the Mercier Bridge access being blocked. We live in the city just out side Kanawake and many of us helped to transport food and supplies to the native families.

This book should be read by all so everyone can understand the injustices the Indigenous faced from our Government and unfortunately from many of the surrounding cities. People were angry, but also didn't have the full story.

Read When the Pine Needles fall. The truth is within these pages.

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I could not read this file. It has a copyright paragraph stamped across every single page making it a headache to look at.

The book sounds great and I'll pick a copy up from the library, I love following Ellen and Sean online. I can't provide a review here though as it's shared in an unreadable format.

Equal parts informative, heartfelt, and inspiring, this history-memoir blend is a true gift and must-read for people across cultures, generations, and nations.

With the story of what really happened during the Mohawk Crisis of 1990 as the anchoring narrative, Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton candidly and thoroughly discuss the realities that Indigenous peoples face today, and have faced for hundreds of years, under the thumb of settlers and colonization. Gabriel graciously walks us through decades of injustice, conflicts, and falsely-recorded history in order to open our eyes to what is really happening around us. Documented in a conversational style, reading this almost felt like listening to two good friends chat over a cup of coffee. Gabriel and Carleton both pull the wool from over our eyes, invite us to take action with them, and somehow also offer hope and a persevering belief that change for the better is truly still possible.

As an American, I was shocked to pick up this book and learn, for the first time, about an incredibly significant and recent historical event. How is it possible that something like this is never covered in our history classes? It makes me wonder what other unknown holes there are in my own knowledge of the history of modern society, and if I would even find the truth if I looked for it.

This definitely reads more like an oral history than a true memoir, and while it covered an incredible breadth of topics and recent historical events, I kept looking for more personal, emotional depth in Gabriel's words. If I had gone in with more accurate expectations, I think I would have enjoyed reading a little bit more. But regardless, I'm so glad I got to read this book and I can't wait to purchase a physical copy once it releases.

4.5/5 stars rounded up