Read a book written by a Native American

Hi everyone !  Did you find the airport ?

You're in the plane, ready to sleep because the travel will be very long. BUT infact you can't sleep, it's something impossible for you, for example because you're too exciting, or because you're in holydays, or quite simply because you're happy. As you can see we haven't landed at the moment, right now you're just comfortably sat (or not) on this plane, which will take you (if there's no problem) to the USA.

Did you understand what I say ? Yeah, you're too a-lot-of-things to sleep ! So you need to read. And today I'm here to help you in your choice. Let's go !

My proposal is .... Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko !

➳ What's the story about ?

This book deals with Tayo, a young Native American. He has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. The horrors of captivity have killed him inside, in his heart, and his will to survive.

His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation increases his feeling of estrangement. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence, Tayo searches for another kind of comfort and resolution.

Tayo's quest leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremony that defeats the most virulent of afflictions, which is : despair.

↑ Ceremony, at Penguins Edition.

➳ Who is the author ?

Leslie Marmon Silko was born on March 5, 1948 in Albuquerque, in the New Mexico state, in the USA. She is a Native American writer of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. Her literary movment is the Native American Renaissance. Her novel, Ceremony, was first published in March 1977.







Buy the book HERE !


Enjoy your reading !


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Prepare your suitcase...

Hey travellers !

Today I want you to prepare your suitcase, in this cloudy december saturday. Be ready to enjoy your journey. I promise nothing ; but I believe that you won't be disappointed.

This is your luggage, OKAY nobody's got a suitcase so cool but imagine it's yours. Aaaaaaaah.... Yeah I know it's very pleasant. Now stop dreaming and come back to reality guys.

Because this travel is a surprise for you, I didn't put pins on the map (contrary to the map of Australia I showed you earlier on the blog). But now you've seen where we'll land... Ladies and gentlemen, be ready to discover : AMERICA !

See you at the airport and don't forget your boarding pass !

Pictures source : weheartit.com (improved by myself & not), leprochainvoyage.com

Third and last stop : Ayers Rock !

Hey travelers !

Today, enjoy ! We're doing the LAST STOP... But don't cry ! After this ultimate stop in the Outback, we will discover another place as nice as Australia. You will see ! Now stop spoiling and let's go to AYERS ROCK !

➳ Open your eyes and see...

Ayers Rock : front view.

Ayers Rock by night.

 Ayers Rock from the sky.

Ayers Rock : front view and incredible sky & colors.

Now, you've seen how wonderfull Ayers Rock is.

➳ A few words about Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock (or Uluru) measures 348 meters. This place is sacred by Aborigines. They sometimes make ceremonies and paint to celebrate their supernatural ancestors.

A very cute Aboriginal girl.

We are at the end of our Australian trip...

The kangaroo says good bye...

Don't worry : we won't forget you. So, prepare your suitcase and be ready to fly ! We'll meet at the airport.

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Second stop : Melbourne

MELBOURNE... What a great city !

Today in our SECOND STOP we visit the streets of Melbourne, and we get super good surprises. Follow your guide !

At first, have a look to this view at sunrise...

➳ Street art

In this post I want to share with my readers something I ADORE : street art.

I think that's the best way to express yourself. Then, the city becomes more colored and funnier. Let me show you some street arts I found.

The last one shows an Aboriginal child. I really love it because the Aborigines have suffered a lot, almost the stolen generation. This painting represents the Aboriginal pain and their memory.

➳ Historical review

The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines. They used to have a very pacific life. I imagine they were happy, they certainly lived with their family or in tribes. Everything was OK for them. 

But one day, suddenly, white fellows arrived in Australia. Unfortunatly, they were "bad spririts" and were very mean with the Aborigines. 

Approximately from 1869 to 1969, the Australian government (white fellows) decided to remove Aboriginal children from their families.  The law said that the Whites wanted to give them proper education. This law was just an enormous lie, because in fact, they wanted the Aboriginal culture to die out. We call this the stolen generation.

These whites were, in fact, racist people. The Aboriginal children and families from the stolen generation were broken after that. The 13th february 2008, the government apologized for the harm they have done.

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