The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

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The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America is a non-fiction book by Thomas King that blends history, memoir, and sharp cultural critique to examine the treatment and representation of Indigenous peoples in North America.

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instanceOf cultural critique ⓘ
history book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptedAs The Inconvenient Indian (film) ⓘ
author Thomas King ⓘ
awarded British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction ⓘ
Rogers Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
criticizes colonial narratives ⓘ
historical myths about Indigenous peoples ⓘ
examines government policies toward Indigenous peoples ⓘ
popular culture depictions of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
stereotypes of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
explores land dispossession ⓘ
resistance by Indigenous communities ⓘ
treaties and broken promises ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Michelle Latimer ⓘ
focusesOn contemporary issues facing Indigenous peoples ⓘ
historical treatment of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
format print ⓘ
genre essay collection ⓘ
history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasPerspective Indigenous ⓘ
intendedAudience general readership ⓘ
ISBN-13 9780385664226 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
market Canadian literature ⓘ
Indigenous studies ⓘ
narrativeStyle blend of history and memoir ⓘ
humorous and critical tone ⓘ
notableFor accessible storytelling ⓘ
combination of humour and political critique ⓘ
pageCountApproximate 300 ⓘ
publicationYear 2012 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday Canada ⓘ
linked to: Doubleday
regionCovered Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
setting North America ⓘ
subject First Nations history ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
Native American history ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ
representation of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
usedIn courses on Canadian studies ⓘ
university courses on Indigenous history ⓘ

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