An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) Reviews

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  Tricia

  3.5 stars. It was interesting and informative, but a bit repetitive and I wish there had been more individual stories told.
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  Shai

  This book was amazingly informative. Covering a timespan of hundreds of years, the history of indigenous treatment in the western hemisphere was covered in depth by Ms. Dunbar-Ortiz. I enjoyed the fact that it included references to what happened in Hawaii and the indigenous people in Alaska as well.
  
  The United States has a murderous history and a great deal of bloodshed that still needs to be repaid. I’m glad that the book ends by touching on ways to participate in the ongoing activism to ensure that the indigenous people receive some sort of reparation for all of the injustices they have endured.
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  Brandi Simonis

  I really appreciate the way she unties some of the sugar coated history we were taught. She tells what happened and points out how history books have painted it a different or sugar coated way by leaving things out. But what’s so disheartening is that this is how the U.S. got its start. Stealing and using free labor and people don’t want to acknowledge that it occurred or stop it to this day. We need to keep educating ourselves and our children with books like this, to fill in the gaps and make us all aware of the past, so we can all do better in the future.
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  Carol Painter

  Gut-wrenching truths that must be told and heard by all humans.
  When will we ever learn...
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  E.A. Spellman

  A very informative read. I’m planning to read the unadapted version, as I wanted more details for many parts of the book. I will definitely recommend for younger readers
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  Amanda

  A book that I think should be required reading!
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  Bri Nakai

  Don’t call yourself an American until you’ve read this book and understand what that really means.