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“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

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Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans

In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker take on a variety of myths about Native American culture and history that experience misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as:

“Columbus Found out The united states”
“Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims”
“Indians Were Savage and Warlike”
“Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians”
“The US Did Not Have a Policy of Genocide”
“Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans”
“Most Indians Are on Government Welfare”
“Indian Casinos Make Them All Wealthy”
“Indians Are Naturally Predisposed to Alcohol”

Each chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted within the fears and prejudice of European settlers and within the larger political agendas of a settler state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, “All of the Real Indians Died Off” challenges readers to rethink what they have got been taught about Native Americans and history.

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