{"product_id":"unreconciled-isbn-9780735235755","title":"Unreconciled","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINNER\u003c\/i\u003e of the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED \u003c\/i\u003efor the 2023 Speaker's Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e is one hell of a good book. Jesse Wente’s narrative moves effortlessly from the personal to the historical to the contemporary. Very powerful, and a joy to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inconvenient Indian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSufferance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and Indigenous peoples and the power of narrative to emphasize truth over comfort.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir and part manifesto, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse Wente remembers the exact moment he realized that he was a certain kind of Indian--a stereotypical cartoon Indian. He was playing softball as a child when the opposing team began to war-whoop when he was at bat. It was just one of many incidents that formed Wente's understanding of what it means to be a modern Indigenous person in a society still overwhelmingly colonial in its attitudes and institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the child of an American father and an Anishinaabe mother, Wente grew up in Toronto with frequent visits to the   reserve where his maternal relations lived. By exploring his family's history, including his grandmother's experience in residential school, and citing his own frequent incidents of racial profiling by police who'd stop him on the streets, Wente unpacks the discrepancies between his personal identity and how non-Indigenous people view him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWente analyzes and gives voice to the differences between Hollywood portrayals of Indigenous peoples and lived culture. Through the lens of art, pop culture, and personal stories, and with disarming humour, he links his love of baseball and movies to such issues as cultural appropriation, Indigenous representation and identity, and Indigenous narrative sovereignty. Indeed, he argues that storytelling in all its forms is one of Indigenous peoples' best weapons in the fight to reclaim their rightful place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWente explores and exposes the lies that Canada tells itself, unravels \"the two founding nations\" myth, and insists that the notion of \"reconciliation\" is not a realistic path forward. Peace between First Nations and the state of Canada can't be recovered through reconciliation--because no such relationship ever existed.\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINNER\u003c\/i\u003e of the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED \u003c\/i\u003efor the 2023 Speaker's Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e is one hell of a good book. Jesse Wente’s narrative moves effortlessly from the personal to the historical to the contemporary. Very powerful, and a joy to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Thomas King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inconvenient Indian\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Sufferance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e, Jesse Wente proves himself to be one of the most influential Anishinaabe thinkers of our time. By telling his own story, Jesse provides Canada with an essential roadmap of how to move forward  through the myth of reconciliation towards the possibility of a just country. There is much work to be done but reading Jesse’s words, soaking them in and letting them settle in your mind, will set us all on the right path.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tanya Talaga, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMahsi cho\u003c\/i\u003e, Jesse Wente, for illuminating the biggest issue facing Canada’s relationship with Indigenous people: Canada fears Indigenous people because Canada is terrified of our power. Each language class, culture camp, graduation ceremony, each Supreme Court Ruling, each Treaty (that wasn't forged), each feast and naming ceremony… is part of the incredible Reclaiming happening right now. Please read this book. It's an infuriating read but a necessary one.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Richard Van Camp, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lesser Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoccasin Square Gardens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e, Jesse Wente proves he's a storyteller through and through—one who is unafraid of telling hard but necessary truths, yes, but also one who knows that vulnerability is the quickest way to the heart. Wente shares so generously with his readers in this book, braiding together his own past with the problems of the present, ultimately offering us a way forward, together.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Alicia Elliott, author of \u003ci\u003eA Mind Spread Out on the Ground\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Part biography, part social and cultural manifesto, and part film analysis, Wente’s book tells us of his journey as a mixed blood kid in Toronto facing everyday racism, to becoming the face (actually more like the voice) of Indigenous film appreciation and criticism. A slim book but heavy in what it says, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the best journeys in life are derived from the obstacles the hero overcomes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Drew Hayden Taylor, author of\u003ci\u003e Chasing Painted Horses \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTake Us to Your Chief and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[A] must-read.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJESSE WENTE \u003c\/b\u003eis an Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, and arts leader. Born and raised in Toronto, his family comes from Chicago and Genaabaajing Anishinaabek and he is a member of the Serpent River First Nation. Best known for more than two decades spent as a columnist for CBC Radio’s \u003ci\u003eMetro Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, he also worked at the Toronto International Film Festival for eleven years. In February 2018 he was named the first Executive Director of the Indigenous Screen Office. Wente was appointed Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts in 2020, the only First Nations person to ever hold the position.","brand":"Penguin Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300490629349,"sku":"NP9780735235755","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780735235755.jpg?v=1767743289","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/unreconciled-isbn-9780735235755","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}