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By decentering colonial institutions like the missions and non-Native voices, Rizzo-Martinez effectively places Indigenous space and knowledge at the center of this study, a valuable model for future scholars of the Native experience in California.”—Yve Chavez (Tongva), assistant professor of history of art and visual culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e***\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Both heartbreaking and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of destruction as well as of California Indian survival against great odds. 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The story is engaging and dramatic and embeds powerful concepts such as community, agency, and resistance. It is an allegory of sorts--providing a developmentally appropriate way to learn and investigate the history of the Missions from a long-silenced indigenous perspective. And background knowledge! And Mutsun words! The possibilities for using this book in elementary classrooms abound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHannah Moreno, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Member and 2nd grade teacher:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Amah Mutsun, it is our moral duty to take care of Mother Earth and to honor all living things. When the Mission Bells Rang demonstrates our relationship with all living things through a story of teamwork and resilience. I really appreciate how this book incorporates our language and shares the history of the missions from an indigenous perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmah Mutsun Tribal Band Chair, Valentin Lopez:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Mission Bells Rang is a beautiful book written from the voice of our Mutsun animal relatives. It shows that, when the Catholic missions came to California, it was horribly disruptive to the indigenous peoples and our animal relatives. 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