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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

17 reviews

mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

If you grew up in the US or any other imperial power, this text is so important. There was so much within the book that I was fully unaware of. The author challenges myths and assumptions about the formation on the United States. My only complaint is that the book often makes large time jumps between 1776 and 1880ish, sometimes at lightning speed. This often threw me off- I wish many of the chapters had stuck to one topic or time period. Even with this (minor) criticism, I felt like the book made powerful arguments, was highly educational, and spoke the truth of as many indigenous peoples as possible. I am grateful to this author for writing this book, it is much needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

jourdanicus's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

This should really be assigned reading for all US American residents... Not much more to say than that. I appreciate Dunbar-Ortiz's straightforward tone about the real aims and outcomes of the colonization of north American territories, as well as the hard work, research, and courage it must take to write against the narrative of colonialist history. This book gives me hope for true change and movement toward dismantling the colonial and imperial state currently in place in the US.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and War

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this. I listened to this as a library audiobook, but I will be purchasing a physical copy at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion

White supremacy, capital punishment, Eugenics

opinionsofawolf's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

4.0

Well-organized, thought-provoking, and actually offers some solutions for readers who feel the urge to do something after reading this book to engage with.

Overall, even though I had previously taken a course in Native American History (that's what it was called back then, now it would be called Indigenous History), and I had pursued reading about the AIM of the 1970s on my own, I still found information I had not previously known, especially about colonization efforts by the US in the late 20th and early 21st centuries (and still ongoing).

I do think the Epilogue actually belonged at the beginning- I wanted context for who this author was and her relationships with some of the people mentioned in the book. I also think a clear statement about what position she is speaking from would lend greater clarity to the book.

The chapters in the book are not overly long (it took me about 30 minutes to read a chapter) and they deliver a heck of a lot of information in a short amount of time. An eye-opening book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

lettuce_read's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

steakhusband's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

faethered's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault