The final chapters highlight the modern history of activism and deftly connect historical oppression with things still happening today. But the information is really important and we get a thorough look at early history, modern history, and the history of tribes from all over what is now the US. Did I learn any of that in school? Definitely not.Īdapted for a YA audience, this does read more like a textbook so it might feel a bit dry at times. It's painted as this largely empty land, when in reality the roads cleared and used by indigenous people for movement and trade were a big part of what allowed Europeans to move from place to place. For instance, I had no idea how advanced the culture, governance, and technology of indigenous people was when colonizers arrived.
An excellent overview of the history of Indigenous people in the United States! Honestly, I'm surprised at how much new information I learned, and how lacking my formal education had been in this arena.
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