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

29 reviews

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was really informative & provided a really well rounded history of indigenous people in the United States. This book touches on so many things that don't get taught or talked about. I listened to the audio & the narrator Laural Merlington was very good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Kidnapping and Alcoholism

srjennings's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wonderful, engaging book.  Often difficult content, but necessary history to learn.  

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Content Warnings

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

freschne's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Racism, Deportation, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, and Colonisation

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

brittburkard's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mnboyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Classism, Slavery, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Genocide, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

This is an amazing book if you're looking for an overview of the US from an indigenous lens.

bookishmagpie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book was gut-wrenchingly informative and meticulously well researched and presented. Reading this, I couldn't help but question my education and everything I've been taught about my country and its origins having grown up as an American. 

This book reminded me of the importance of humanity and how frequently throughout history the United States of America has lacked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, War, Genocide, Death, Islamophobia, Murder, Racism, and Hate crime

paigereitz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was a really eye-opening book about the indigenous people of this country. I knew we (white Americans/colonizers) had screwed them over before I read this book, but I didn't realize *how* baked into everything anti-Indian ideas are, and how many people who are lauded as heroes had a role in their genocide, well beyond Andrew Jackson. Hard read. Important. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

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: Murder, Genocide, Racism, and Violence