Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xi, 208 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history. Tracing how these ideas evolved, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: "Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims", "Indians Were Savage and Warlike", "Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians", "Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans", "Most Indians Are on Government Welfare",...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
ix, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Description
"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...
Publisher
Freedom Archives
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the U.S. government in the '50s, '60s, and '70s is exposed. Many of these crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, and with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression that draws relevant lessons for present and future movements. Includes interviews with Muhammad...
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