{"product_id":"becoming-a-good-relative-calling-white-settlers-toward-truth-healing-and-repair-second-edition","title":"Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing, and Repair (second edition)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming a Good Relative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a courageous and deeply personal exploration of what it means to live in right relationship in a world shaped by settler colonialism, racial hierarchy, ecological crisis, patriarchy, and wealth inequity. In this intimate and unflinching memoir, Hilary Giovale-a white American settler-turns toward the buried histories of her ancestors and the privileges inherited through whiteness. As she confronts ancestral amnesia, land dispossession, and racial injustice, she embarks on a four-year journey of truth-telling, spiritual inquiry, and reparative action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on Indigenous teachings, ancestral memory, philanthropy, dreams, ritual, and diverse networks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming a Good Relative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e weaves together personal narrative and cultural reflection to ask:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can descendants of settlers face historical harm without collapsing into guilt or denial?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow does decolonization look in lived practice?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow might we move from extraction and hierarchy toward reciprocity and repair?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough stories of ancestral healing, cross-cultural relationships, earth-based ceremony, land return, and reparations, Giovale invites readers into a process of transformation that is both personal and collective. With a foreword by Yeye Luisah Teish and closing words by Dr. Lyla June Johnston, this book calls readers-especially those of European descent-to step into discomfort, accountability, and courageous love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming a Good Relative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not a manual for perfection. It is an offering-a pathway toward solidarity with Indigenous and African American communities, racial healing, and a collective future that is rooted in relational belonging. For readers of Robin Wall Kimmerer, adrienne maree brown, Resmaa Menakem, Patty Krawec, and Edgar Villanueva, this book offers a heartfelt and grounded invitation to re-member who we are-and who we might yet become. The author returns all book sale income to the Decolonizing Wealth Project and Jubilee Justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner, National Indie Excellence Awards, 2025\u003cbr\u003eBronze Medal Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards, 2025\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2025\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted, Mind and Spirit Awards for Enlightening Non-Fiction, Chanticleer Book Reviews, 2024\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted, Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction, Chanticleer Book Reviews, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914640679103,"sku":"ce8c4219-3329-4d9d-8a50-701560aa6b0b","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/df2fc365a89130c765cbc95e2a09b831.jpg?v=1785060514","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/becoming-a-good-relative-calling-white-settlers-toward-truth-healing-and-repair-second-edition","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}