Yakama Rising

By Michelle M. Jacob,

Book cover of Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing

Book description

The Yakama Nation of present-day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grassroots activism and cultural revitalization. This pathbreaking ethnography shifts the conversation from one of victimhood to one of ongoing resistance and resilience as a means of healing the soul…

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1 author picked Yakama Rising as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Michelle Jacob’s book taught me about how we can blend scholarship with practice on a personal level. Her book gives me hope that humans are creative, resilient, fierce creatures who can find their way through oppression. Through personal stories, I learned both about Yakama cultural survival, and see many general lessons for other minority communities around the world. 

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