Mankiller: A Chief and Her People Book

While not as good as it could have been, Mankiller's book is choked full of info about the history of the Cherokees, which, even though at least sixty percent of which I've read about before, it was more enlightening reading it from a native's point of view. If you read some of the other reviews here on Goodreads you'll come across reasonable explanations for people feeling "eh" about the book, mainly that it's not that great of a memoir, more like a textbook, in some regards. I honestly did not mind the book all that much, I loved the sections on Native American myths and the quotes scattered throughout are insightful, however it's not a "this is my story", kind of book. It's a "this is our story", kind of book.

Which to me makes sense, given the fact that the whole statement behind the book is about the spirit and strength of a tribe fighting against all odds. There's no way she could tell her own story without writing about everyone else. And you know what? I'm okay with that.