| Description |
viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A necessary reckoning with America's troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people, After One Hundred Winters confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and asks what reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted history. In this timely and urgent book, settler historian Margaret Jacobs tells the stories of the individuals and communities who are working together to heal historical wounds-and reveals how much we have to gain by learning from our history instead of denying it. Jacobs traces the brutal legacy of systemic racial injustice to Indigenous people that has endured since the nation's founding. Explaining how early attempts at reconciliation succeeded only in robbing tribal nations of their land and forcing their children into abusive boarding schools, she shows that true reconciliation must emerge through Indigenous leadership and sustained relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that are rooted in specific places and histories. In the absence of an official apology and a federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ordinary people are creating a movement for transformative reconciliation that puts Indigenous land rights, sovereignty, and values at the forefront. With historical sensitivity and an eye to the future, Jacobs urges us to face our past and learn from it, and once we have done so, to redress past abuses. Drawing on dozens of interviews, After One Hundred Winters reveals how Indigenous people and settlers in America today, despite their troubled history, are finding unexpected gifts in reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Indians of North America -- United States -- Politics and government.
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Transitional justice -- United States.
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Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- United States.
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Transitional justice. (OCoLC)fst01747069
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Indians of North America -- Government relations.
(OCoLC)fst00969761
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- United States.
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HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00969673
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Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Politics and government.
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Indians of North America -- Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst00969875
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Government relations.
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Reparations for historical injustices -- United States.
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Reparations for historical injustices. (OCoLC)fst01732564
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Indians of North America -- United States -- Government relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Jacobs, Margaret D. After one hundred winters Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021 9780691226644 (DLC) 2021028118 |
| ISBN |
9780691224336 hardcover |
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0691224331 hardcover |
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9780691226644 electronic book |
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