Iskocēs Tipiskak: A Spark in the Dark by John Langan (Review)
About
Book
In
this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, John Langan, starts
from the bottom in life, losing his father to suicide and step-dad to
drugs. John overcomes blatant racism, poverty, violence, alcohol, and
a drug environment by holding his cultural identity close to him
while still losing so much, but gaining life and love in the darkness
keeping his spark burning for others in hopes of building a bigger
fire.
About
the Author
John
Langan is a Saulteaux/Cree indigenous man from Keeseekoose First
Nation, Saskatchewan. A graduate of the Indigenous Justice and
Criminology Program at the Universityq of Saskatchewan. John continues
to apply his skills to his now full time job as a police constable
whilst still serving his country with the Canadian Armed Forces part
time. John's unique upbringing has helped him bring a unique
perspectice to both his public service, and service to his country.
On top of everything, John continues to carry on his people's culture
by practicing and continuing ceremony.
MY THOUGHTS
Yes, I know this isn't something I would usually read but this book sounded like it's something as a Canadian I should read.
At first I had problems reading the book because the first few chapters are difficult to read. This isn't all puppies and sunshine. It's real-life that deals with racism violence, poverty and drugs/alcohol so if you have those trigger warnings I think you shouldn't read this book but I think everyone else should read this because Iskocēs Tipiskak: A Spark in the Dark is such an eye-opener to the Indigenous culture.
I do highly recommend this book.
I give this 5 out of 5.
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