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mellambert's review
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
For people who've already read Dumbar-Ortiz's other books or are generally informed, this is repition. But it's a great book to gift to someone who really has no idea.
stephanieridiculous's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent read, regardless of your familiarity with U.S. Indigenous history. I didn't believe any of these myths but there was still plenty of new information, facts, and historical events for me. Highly recommend.
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
4.0
This should be read in school history classes. Very well put together book that will make you think and reconsider things you thought to be true about history.
kublakat's review against another edition
When you live in California, it’s easy for inhabitants to look with censure upon Southern states. So many of us are unaware of the extent of genocide that took place here, and the chapter about the Gold Rush and forced enslavement of Mewuk people in the Sierra Nevadas was really worth reading.
jaytay03's review against another edition
3.0
powerful book but hard to read
This book had so many great nuggets of information and I learned so much about the plight of these nations. The writing was very academic and hard to read at times. Would be better read in an educational setting than during leisure time.
This book had so many great nuggets of information and I learned so much about the plight of these nations. The writing was very academic and hard to read at times. Would be better read in an educational setting than during leisure time.
noitsjustnate's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book that covers so many important misconceptions about Native Americans, propelled by a settler-colonial state. Living in said state, it is important to at least check this book out once. The arrangement is easy to follow and, while there's definitely a running narrative, you can skip around to the sections you are most interested in. Very accessible and important at a state where so many of these ignorant opinions are still held by many U.S. Americans. It is a great book to read if you're interested in decolonization, oppressor-oppressed relations, indigenous culture, Native American policies under the US government, and revisionist history.