You and I Need to Read This
You and I Need to Read This: ‘Our History is the Future’ by Nick Estes
You and I need to read more about the long tradition of indigenous resistance and what it can teach us in our fight against climate change
Welcome to the You and I Need to Read This series, in which I take a book on my bookshelf that I still haven’t read, and explain through a bit of meandering why I, and consequently you, should read it right now. My goal with this series is to foster an active reading habit, which is partly in my own self-interest because I have a habit of buying or borrowing books without reading them. I’ll usually have read some snippets of the book from the back cover and some articles about the book or the author. I’m hoping to stray away from my bookshelf and eventually take book recommendations from you, my readers, so don’t hesitate to leave a comment or email me abderemane.m.assad@gmail.com!
Let’s start with ‘Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance’ by Nick Estes
In Greek mythology, Apollo chases Daphne through the forest; to free her from his predation, Peneus the river god turns Daphne into a laurel…
