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

9 reviews

books_tea_blanket's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Absolutely mandatory reading for  everyone, especially those who live in the US. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, Child death, Death, Genocide, War, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Torture, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, and Racism

Minor: Mass/school shootings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol

cptcomfort's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

larbster90's review

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.25

Fairly academic. The author's argument is well-made, and I learned so many things that should have been covered in U.S. history courses. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, War, Confinement, Hate crime, Genocide, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Slavery, Animal death, Torture, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, and Violence

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

vonny3492's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Genocide, Colonisation, War, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Alcoholism, and Addiction

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

natalierobinld's review

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

My mind was really blown by the amount of history that had been obscured, avoided or blatently lied about in my American education

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Genocide, and Confinement