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

31 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

The book is so well researched and informative, I would give it 5 ⭐. That being said, it's like reading a textbook . It's very dry. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is monotone so that didn't enhance it in any way. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

This is a critical read for anyone in the US. I'd recommend it to literally anyone--although some of it is absolutely infuriating and really difficult to read, I think especially for white people in the US/people descended from settlers, it's essential regardless of how it makes you feel.

This reframes the history of the entirety of the United States in terms of it as a settler colonial state that committed genocide against Native Americans. I wish every school in America taught US history from this perspective. I'm glad to hear there's also a "for young readers" version of this book so that there's one kids can read in school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Violence, and Murder

boopointeshoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cptcomfort's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

This is a very informative history of America from the perspective of the tribes who lived here first. There’s a heavy focus on genocide and violence and a need for return and reform and reparations. Emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

hunkydory's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

beebeewin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

This is a book that every U.S. citizen should have to read. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz unflinching tells the entire history of the settler-colonization of North America. It is painful and heartbreaking to read each page as it unfolds, but was eye-opening and informative because of that willingness to talk about everything. It exposed how little we are taught in schools and how so much of the history taught is plastering over the atrocities to celebrate our "great" nation. I will definitely carry a lot of knowledge forward with me from this and it reminds me of the importance of putting my money and time into dismantling the colonialism still riff within our country, especially when it comes to our military. We should all be supporting Land Back, honoring of treaties, and repatriation of sacred lands, indigenous bodies and artifacts, because this country has been built off of the land and backs of indigenous peoples and it is time to right that wrong. Please read this book even if it is hard because we need to learn our history so we can make it right. I recommend this book to everyone. 

Also shout out to the Unitarian Universalist Association, my religion, for coming out and repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery (pg.200). May we all strive to remove that narrative from our head and see the history of the US for what it is, a history of violence,  genocide, racism, and a false belief in our own godliness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

badaimsyndrom's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Murder