An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States offers an unflinching examination of the history of the United States from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. This profound work radically reframes over 400 years of history, centering the voices of Native Americans and their resistance to settler-colonialism and genocide.
This 10th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Raoul Peck and a new introduction by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. The book delves into the brutal realities of the nation’s founding and its ongoing legacy, exploring events from the war in Afghanistan to the Charlottesville rallies, and from the onset of the pandemic to the election of President Biden.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz traces the perseverance of Indigenous peoples over four centuries, challenging myths such as America's founding as a revolution against tyranny, the passivity of Native peoples, and the narrative of the US as a "nation of immigrants."
Today, more than 500 federally recognized Indigenous nations exist in the United States, comprising nearly three million people. This classic bottom-up history aims to break the silences that have haunted the nation's narrative and brings to light the stories of those who have been marginalized.
Daniel is a young, idealistic Human determined to make a difference for his people. He lives in a distant future in which Earth has been colonised by aliens. His mission: infiltrate the Alien government called the Hierarch and push for it to honour the infamous Covenant of Wellington, the founding agreement between the Hierarch and Humans.
Turncoat explores the trauma of Maori public servants and the deeply conflicted role they are expected to fill within the machinery of government. From casual racism to co-governance, Treaty settlements to tino rangatiratanga, Turncoat is a timely critique of the Aotearoa zeitgeist, holding a mirror up to Pakeha New Zealanders and asking: What if it happened to you?
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History offers a sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America.
Ned Blackhawk interweaves five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century. In this transformative synthesis, he reveals that:
Blackhawk's retelling of U.S. history acknowledges the enduring power, agency, and survival of Indigenous peoples, yielding a truer account of the United States and revealing anew the varied meanings of America.