When Rain Clouds Gather Summary
Lastly, the most important reason I found this book to be useful was its accurate depiction of the struggle between indigenous and European cultures. The book shows the geographic conflict between European Colonizers and the Athapaskan and Tlingit people over the Saint Elias mountain Divide but also the divide among their societal perspectives. As I have learned in my First Nation studies, a majority of the Canadian colonizers history is written from the European individualistic perspective. The stories and narrative of this novel also provides an example of how the Eurocentric individualistic perspective has even shaped the stories of the Glaciers and the people. Wilson, another review reminded me again about how the colonizer’s perspective
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For example, the entire third section was about mapping the indigenous knowledge and how it applied to boundaries and nation building. I generally found it challenging to keep up with all the designations. I feel like some of the message about how much the indigenous people lost in terms of land claims was difficult to see after processing all the language. Even though the author had provided maps and lithographs, it was a challenge for me to keep engaged. Also, I noticed that majority of the stories that were written in the novel were from women. I wonder if men in the community also had stories and if they differed slightly from a dominate female perspective. Another reviewer, Zarger also noted that the last section of the book was dense and at times a challenge to navigate even though it may have been written in a “sophisticated prose” (Zarger, 2007). Even reading the text at times I felt less engaged because of the many names, stories and descriptions being given out. At times the book was definitely information overload. Another reviewer, Henshaw also mirrored some of my sentiments, that at times there were too many “actors and events” which may have led to some of the message being lost (Henshaw, 2007). Also, when I researched the reviews on Goodread, one of the reviewer mentions that it read very much like a “textbook” (Dagenzi,
For example, the entire third section was about mapping the indigenous knowledge and how it applied to boundaries and nation building. I generally found it challenging to keep up with all the designations. I feel like some of the message about how much the indigenous people lost in terms of land claims was difficult to see after processing all the language. Even though the author had provided maps and lithographs, it was a challenge for me to keep engaged. Also, I noticed that majority of the stories that were written in the novel were from women. I wonder if men in the community also had stories and if they differed slightly from a dominate female perspective. Another reviewer, Zarger also noted that the last section of the book was dense and at times a challenge to navigate even though it may have been written in a “sophisticated prose” (Zarger, 2007). Even reading the text at times I felt less engaged because of the many names, stories and descriptions being given out. At times the book was definitely information overload. Another reviewer, Henshaw also mirrored some of my sentiments, that at times there were too many “actors and events” which may have led to some of the message being lost (Henshaw, 2007). Also, when I researched the reviews on Goodread, one of the reviewer mentions that it read very much like a “textbook” (Dagenzi,