What the eagle sees / Yellowhorn, Eldon

Highlights the struggles of indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States who suffered through disease, war, and forced assimilation brought by European settlers. Explores the resistance and coping mechanisms that allowed indigenous peoples to adapt and thrive, and the lasting legacy of occupation. Includes maps, drawings, photographs, and artwork.

"Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, they kept their cultures alive, and they survived. Key events in Indigenous history with accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered from the 12th century to present day are told from . . . an Indigenous viewpoint"--Provided by publisher.