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So, what have you been reading recently? | 📚 Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, June 28th, 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)

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[–] michifmischief@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 6 days ago

I'm reading The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Fairly short but I'm reading to on work breaks only. It primarily discusses gift economy. As an Indigenous person I'm deeply invested in Indigenous lessons on economics, politics, and liberation.

The book is easy to comprehend and critical of the current economic systems of Canada and the USA. I wonder if it will become more international focused.

I guess I'm always scared for the ball to drop with Indigenous essays on politics and economics. Like I'll see some kind of red scare statement like I did with reading The Takiniway essay Reconciliation is A Dead Strategic Proposal. I found it thoughtful at first and slowly growing kind of infantile as it went on. It was anarchist so I guess not surprised but still.