Unsettled by Colin Woodard


Unsettled
Title : Unsettled
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ISBN : -
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 232
Publication : First published September 25, 2014

A saga chronicling 50 years of triumph and tragedy, "Unsettled" first appeared as a newspaper series on the front page of the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram in the summer of 2014. The story – which unfolded for 29 straight days and concluded with an epilogue a week later – traces the recent history of Maine’s Passamaquoddy people and explains how past events continue to affect their lives today. Reporter Colin Woodard spent more than a year researching "Unsettled," logging thousands of miles and more than 250 hours of interviews with 70 sources, including past governors of Maine and the reservations. The result is a story that shocked many in Maine.

Unsettled Reviews

  • Kathy

    The most important things to glean from this ebook, IMHO, are a knowledge of the horrific violence and subsequent lack of justice for the death of a tribal member by white men in 1965, and the historical oppression and racism enacted by the State of Maine against its tribal communities, in my lifetime. For that heightened knowledge and awareness alone, I'm glad I read this.
    I offer a caution for those interested. Because this was originally published as a series of articles, much of the writing and subject matter is repeated, undoubtedly in an effort to bring readers up to speed. However, that repetition creates some perceptions of tribal communities which may or may not be true, namely about how corrupt and disorganized local tribal governments are and have been over the years. A new acquaintance, who works with the tribal communities, made this point to me: that the politicking, in-fighting, family feuds, and accusations of corruption are not unique to tribal communities but happen throughout many rural communities in the State. I didn't have that lens until late in the book and wish I'd started out the book with that frame of reference.

  • Klr

    Fascinating tale of Native Americans in Maine and their still very constant history of abuse, discrimination and treachery. Heartbreaking and painful but horrifyingly true and I'm sure is only the "tip of the iceberg."