Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Books Mentioned:

Dark Sun (Between Earth & Sky #1)
by Rebecca Roanhorse
2020

Trail of Lightning (Sixth World #1)
by Rebecca Roanhorse
2018

The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia
by Jean Barman
1991, revised 1996

The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
2009


From Wikipedia, referring to the controversy that resulted with the publishing of 'Trail of Lightning':

"At some point in 2018, when the complaints of cultural appropriation surfaced, references to the Ohkay Owingeh were removed from her official website;[4] Roanhorse believes her mother’s family descended from Ohkay Owingeh people but is “trying to be more careful" about how she discusses it."

Various articles on the controversy, if you are interested.

indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/trail-of-lightning-is-an-appropriation-of-din%C3%A9-cultural-beliefs-4tvSMvEfNE-i7AE10W7nQg

indianz.com/News/2020/06/24/the-elizabeth-warren-of-the-scifi-set-au.asp

lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-dangers-of-the-appropriation-critique

https://blogs.uab.cat/saramartinalegre/2019/11/11/the-complex-case-of-cultural-appropriation-with-thoughts-on-the-native-american-case/

americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/08/concerns-about-roanhorses-trail-of.html

(Video #359)