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Book Review – The Paradise Pact by Anita Heiss

This is more than a Romance novel.

At its heart it is a comparison of indigenous issues in both Australia and Hawaii. It explores similarities and differences as three fifty-something female friends take a holiday. A trip which includes running a half marathon.

I read this book at the start of my own long vacation which included a trip around the main cities of Canada, where the same issues featured in this story came to light in the many museums we visited exploring Inuit culture – that same dispossession where people were forced to take on Western ways and to forget their native language and history.

But I’m no stranger to these issues as my husband is a beautiful Kamillaroi man. In fact, Anita’s novel made me cry at one point, but I’ll explain why later.

This novel begins with a breakup.

Abbey has recently discovered her partner has very different political views, enough to wonder if he ever really understood her. She is a successful businesswomen with kids (and grandkids), and even though there’s been a reconnection with her ex, she is still unsure he has changed. This holiday with her besties is exactly what she needs.

What follows are genuine moments of true friendship – the kind where eyes are rolled and unwarranted advice is given. And romance, of course!

But it’s the first nations’ viewpoint which really drives this narrative.

There’s a heartfelt conversation (one of many) where the friends discuss how their relatives view their success. This includes a special mention of their elders, who understand how much work it takes to succeed, knowing these girls didn’t just land on their feet. This is where I got teary.

I value my in-law elders. My own siblings aren’t close and I can recall the many times my husband’s family have been proud of my achievements, and how his sisters and a niece and nephew kept checking up on me when my health took a turn for the worst. It’s not that my own family weren’t worried, but they aren’t as comfortable instigating these conversations.

The Paradise Pact is a page turner.

And while it explores love, it’s the love between the friends which it really delves into – where their views originate from and how modern friendships are cultivated through social technology. I enjoyed every moment I spent with Abbey, Stevie and Caitlin.

Five stars.

“One would think that a story like this would be out of 1890, not 2024.”

They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jun/24/apache-students-school-reservation
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Freedom for #LeonardPeltier, Arrest of #BuddhistMonks and #Amazon Lead Issues at U.N. Permanent Forum on #Indigenous Issues

- "The government of Vietnam is hypo-critical of the Declaration on the Rights of #IndigenousPeoples and undermines the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in the #Mekong Delta of #SouthVietnam"

- "Years ago, when the #Yanomami stood up against the gold miners, and were murdered"

- "#HumanRights defenders are constantly harassed when educating the community about human rights."

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, April 22, 2024

NEW YORK -- "'Leonard Peltier should come home and be with his great grandson and teach him songs, and what he has left of his life should be spent at home,' Nathan Phillips, Omaha, Deer Clan, told the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York on Monday, as the second week of the session began.

"'Leonard Peltier stood up for the people,' Phillips said, and asked the UN Permanent Forum to write a letter to Coleman Prison and ask for a compassionate release for Peltier. Phillips said Peltier is sick and 79 years old, and has spent more than 40 years in prison.

"'They really don't know who committed the crime that he's in there for, and now his eyesight is really bad. He might die in there, and that would be death by incarceration,' Phillips said.

"'The FBI admitted that they didn't know who did that, so they should let him go,' he said, adding 'the FBIs didn't have no business up there."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/04/freedom-for-leonard-peltier-and-arrest.html

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Canadian School Psychology and Indigenous Peoples: Opportunities and Recommendations

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Supporting Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention Within Classrooms in Canada: Implications for School Psychologists and Educators

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