![]() Though it is built on a foundation of historical fact, King insists that the book is an "account," resting more on storytelling technique than a true historian's acumen. So it is that Cherokee/Greek author Thomas King offers us The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People In North America. ![]() The truth, as it were, lies somewhere between what is taught and what is endured by indigenous people themselves. That there are gross inaccuracies and outright omissions is all too evident in the relative mainstream ignorance of all things indigenous circa 2012. Ever since that moment, the history of the continent has been interpreted and articulated through settler eyes. In 1492, native people discovered Columbus. ![]() ![]() Despite the clamouring of history to pull us into the full sweep of accepted history – the one that starts with "discovery" segues into brave "explorers" and into the notion of "two founding nations" – the real history of Canada begins with native people. The story of Canada is the story of her relationship with native people. ![]()
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