Review by Choice Review
Eatenonha is Sioui's latest work presenting ideas first outlined in For an Amerindian Autohistory (originally published in French in 1989), which have been refined over time. He challenges Euro-Canadian historical epistemology and its patricentric basis by demonstrating that an indigenous way of looking at the history of the Americas calls for a different social order and governance, one that is more respectful of mother earth (Eatenonha), and women more generally. Sioui (emer., Univ. of Ottawa, Canada) does this by tracing important events in his own journey through life, including the landmark Sioui case (1990), which affected treaty interpretations in Canada, and by relating them to pan-American indigenous ways of understanding history. In this, he seeks to awaken his readership to the need for a matricentric vision to emerge and rekindle unity across the Americas. Sioui, an indigenous Wendat scholar, continues a dialogue with settler scholars that can help open new possibilities and provide a model for further indigenous scholarship. Though challenging in its structure and vision as it aims to unsettle the reader, this timely contribution deserves serious attention from all researchers and educators interested in indigenous-settler relations. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. --Stéphane-D. Perreault, Red Deer College
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Review by Choice Review
