Discussion Questions: "All The Real Indians Died Off"

[Pierce]

Discussion Questions:

Which of these myths were you already familiar with? Which of them surprised you?

Why do you think myths that sanitize America’s founding and history of colonialism endure to this day?

How do you see these myths addressing issues such as the Dakota Access pipeline and Indigenous peoples’ commitment to climate science?

[Kathy]

This is a book that I am reading very slowly, as it's dense. A new concept to me is 'structural violence.' I am chewing on that, trying to understand it in the context of this book, but also in the context of the racial divide in our country. I will not finish the book before the end of the month, but it's very illuminating and provocative of thought.