naval ship arrives to evacuate everyone in her village to an internment camp almost 2,000 miles away-where they are forgotten. Kiska’s home in the Aleutian Islands is a peaceful paradise until Japan invades in 1942. Let's start with the description (from Amazon): Will it accurately reflect their people, past and present, and their experiences-good and bad? And, what will a book do to non-Native children? Will it give them reliable information about the people who are depicted in the book? The answers to those questions are why I do not recommend Kiska. What will the content of a book do to Native children, particularly the children who are of the identity the characters are meant to be. When I review a children's book, I consider impact. These stories are often highlighted and even exalted, yet one must ask what was the impact on the indigenous people. There are stories of eighteenth-century Russian fur hunters, of the brave miners who came to Alaska in the late nineteenth century to discover gold, of the companies that developed salmon canneries, and, in the twentieth century, of the oil companies that worked together to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, one of the engineering marvels of the twentieth century. The history of Alaska is often told from the perspective of outsiders and those who view the resources of Alaska as amazing treasures to exploit. One resource I was pointed to is The Alaska Native Reader (2009), edited by Maria Sháa Tláa Williams. Here's a paragraph (I highlighted the end of the last sentence (Kindle Locations 62-66):
I learned that the preferred name for the people I was asking about is Unangan. In fact, most people don't know much about the Indigenous people of Alaska.Īs I began the background research to review Kiska, I wrote to colleagues and writers in Alaska to ask about the internment of the Aleut people. My guess is that most people do not know that Native peoples of Alaska were removed from their villages during World War II. Rather than repeat what she said in her excellent review, I'm going to focus on a couple of things: the seal story and the dramatic character of Smelcer's story. Green sent me an in-depth review of his book. Back in September when I received an advanced reader copy of Smelcer's book, I tweeted as I read it. I'll start by saying I do not recommend Kiska. In accordance with BGP values, we only encourage responsible gambling.Published by Leapfrog Press, John Smelcer's Kiska was released in November of 2017. – Group 1 members still jump hurdles for maiden members – Nobody shall withhold quality oil and then brag about their spoil – Doing it in person feels better than doing it behind a keyboard – Members treat each other the way they would like their Mum to be treated – A failed tip is not a call for the snip – The DM is for dating and mating, not abusing when losing – On course? BGP members punt on course, of course It has tens of thousands of downloads and all of our latest updates are in there including form, tips, events, a community section and a media section.īoys Get Paid gives the punter somewhere to hang out with like minded people as well as access to all of the latest oil and some inside help before putting that money down. In late 2020, with the help of our Supporters Members, we launched an App which anyone can download. In 2020 we did it all again with 450 people and $250,000. We turned back up in 2019 with 300 people in attendance and $177,800, setting a new record for NZ’s largest ever punters club.
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