| Description |
xi, 208 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-208). |
| Contents |
All the real Indians died off -- Indians were the first immigrants to the western hemisphere -- Columbus discovered America -- Thanksgiving proves the Indians welcomed the pilgrims -- Indians were savage and warlike -- Indians should move on and forget the past -- Europeans brought civilization to the backward Indians -- The United States did not have a policy of genocide -- US presidents were benevolent or at least fair-minded toward Indians -- The only real Indians are full-bloods, and they are dying off -- The United States gave Indians their reservations -- Indians are wards of the state -- Sports mascots honor Native Americans -- Native American culture belongs to all Americans -- Most Indians are on government welfare -- Indian casinos make them all rich -- Indians are anti-science -- Indians are naturally predisposed to alcoholism -- What's the problem with thinking of Indian women as princesses or squaws? -- Native Americans can't agree on what to be called -- Indians are victims and deserve our sympathy. |
| Summary |
Dunbar-Ortiz deftly shows how myths about Native Americans are rooted in the fears and prejudice of European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and are tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, All the Real Indians Died Off challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Historiography.
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Indians of North America -- Historiography.
(OCoLC)fst00969772
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Historiography.
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| Subject |
HISTORY -- Native American.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies.
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| Added Author |
Gilio-Whitaker, Dina, author.
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| ISBN |
9780807062654 (paperback) |
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0807062650 (paperback) |
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