This book is very well documented. Paul shares precious pictures and elements from archives. An unique opportunity to connect with the ongoing resilience


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I don't read/have a lot of photography books, but I was drawn to this one. It was an authentic view of the lives of various indigenous groups from all across Canada. A quick snapshot that gives up a brief glimpse of a particular moment in time in these people's lives, with accompanying text explaining the context of the picture.
I enjoyed it very much, particularly because I am a lover of history.

I want to thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an advanced digital copy of this interesting and important book. My download only gave me an example of text and pictures which made me want to see the entire book in its entirety when it is published.

Paul Seesequasis is a Cree writer, journalist and cultural advocate. He has curated an extensive online exhibit of archival Indigenous photographs. By digitization of hundreds of old photos in the collection, many people from the communities were able to identify family members, friends, and even childhood pictures of themselves which they had never seen. This led them to recall and relate their memories from the time. The photos were collected from museums, libraries and from the archives of the photographers, covering the years in the early 1900s until the 1970s.

Most photos were taken by photographers who were embedded in the communities long enough to be able to capture spontaneous images which were not staged. There are also images produced by the first generation if Indigenous photographers during the mid-twentieth century. The book will include photos and memories from eight Indigenous communities, mostly in Canada. Would have definitely given it a 5-star rating if I had been able to download the entire book.