Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses hat “Gentle…Notably centering Indigenous families and

“Gentle…Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities—and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others

Only by learning about his family’s past—as warriors

and is now thriving after becoming involved with a Native Friendship Center

they’ll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives

since she was five

Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses hat “Gentle…Notably centering Indigenous families andIndianthusiasm refers to the European fascination with, and fantasies about, Indigenous peoples of North America, and has its roots in nineteenth century German colonial imagination. Often manifested in romanticized representations of the past, Indianthusiasm has developed into a veritable industry in Germany and other European nations: there are Western and so called Indian theme parks and a German hobbyist scene that attract people of all social