An Indigenous Peoples' History Of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples
Spanning over three hundred years of history, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a classic bottom up history that will significantly reframe how we view U.S. history. Dunbar-Ortiz challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the indigenous peoples was genocidal and imperialist, and designed to crush the original inhabitants. Told from the viewpoint of the indigenous, it reveals how Native Americans for centuries actively resisted expansion of the US empire.
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples
Spanning over three hundred years of history, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a classic bottom up history that will significantly reframe how we view U.S. history. Dunbar-Ortiz challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the indigenous peoples was genocidal and imperialist, and designed to crush the original inhabitants. Told from the viewpoint of the indigenous, it reveals how Native Americans for centuries actively resisted expansion of the US empire.
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples
Spanning over three hundred years of history, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a classic bottom up history that will significantly reframe how we view U.S. history. Dunbar-Ortiz challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the indigenous peoples was genocidal and imperialist, and designed to crush the original inhabitants. Told from the viewpoint of the indigenous, it reveals how Native Americans for centuries actively resisted expansion of the US empire.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma in a tenant farming family. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than 4 decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. Dunbar-Ortiz is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, and is the author or editor of many books, including An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. She lives in San Francisco. Connect with her at reddirtsite.com or on Twitter @rdunbaro.
