Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.
Daunis is a young Ojibwe woman living on Sugar Island in Michigan. Recently, in her community, there’s been a rash of meth related deaths. She is contacted by the FBI to become a confidential informant to try to get to the bottom of who is manufacturing the meth.
This book addresses many of the current issues Native Americans are experiencing on the reservations and in their communities.
I liked that it was a contemporary look at their culture, most books about Native Americans are based way back when. I also liked that it takes place in MI, that’s where I live and you don’t see many books based here. I was also able to envision the places she was talking about and going which made the book even more enjoyable.
I also realized that I don’t know a lot about Native culture even though I’m surrounded by cities, rivers, and roads that come from their languages.
Daunis is a young Ojibwe woman living on Sugar Island in Michigan. Recently, in her community, there’s been a rash of meth related deaths. She is contacted by the FBI to become a confidential informant to try to get to the bottom of who is manufacturing the meth.
This book addresses many of the current issues Native Americans are experiencing on the reservations and in their communities.
I liked that it was a contemporary look at their culture, most books about Native Americans are based way back when. I also liked that it takes place in MI, that’s where I live and you don’t see many books based here. I was also able to envision the places she was talking about and going which made the book even more enjoyable.
I also realized that I don’t know a lot about Native culture even though I’m surrounded by cities, rivers, and roads that come from their languages.