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

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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