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

15 reviews

mrsdarcylynn's review

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

jourdanicus's review against another edition

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: War, Death, Child abuse, and Child death

keeganrb's review

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Child death

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, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

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

Minor: Abortion and Antisemitism

White supremacy, capital punishment, Eugenics

junefish's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

This book covers the history of indigenous peoples and the systematic genocide perpetrated against them. It covers a lot of triggering content, but it does not glorify or linger on it.