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Review in brief: A paradigm-shifting look at how we view American history but through the lens of indigenous peoples and what we can do to help make it right. It’s a tough read and I would have liked it to be longer, or delved into why indigenous peoples abstained from retaliation or stooping to the total war like their opponents. I am also curious as to what modern sovereignty would look like for indigenous peoples today so this is a great intro or primer into what was done to the original resi ...more
The first 3/4 of this book are just...hard to read. Because the history of North America, once the Europeans showed up, is basically genocide and ethnic cleansing. Those are the words Dunbar-Ortiz uses, repeatedly, and she is right. The history and the objectives are quite clear. We just don't normally use those words, those descriptions, in "polite" (read: settler, read: colonial) society.
The last quarter of the book, getting into more contemporary activist movements, is less bloody, and somew ...more
The last quarter of the book, getting into more contemporary activist movements, is less bloody, and somew ...more
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