Kendall Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm looking for suggestions. Either a spine that has an accurate view of history concerning Native Americans (is there really a way in history to determine if a view is accurate?!? aargh) or a focused book on the topic. I'm looking at the time period leading up to and following The Sioux Wars so 1851-1900 Thanks, Kendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 maybe check out Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 The three I landed on to incorporate Native American history into our American history study are: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present I personally found the first a little drier than the others, but it is a good overview. Nothing beats Bury My Heart for heartbreaking but necessary detail to balance rah-rah Manifest Destiny stuff. The last book is awesome because it quickly goes through 1890 (one chapter!), then moves forward to what is almost never taught. I mean, it didn't get much nicer as time went on, and this teaches how what was done from the "end of the Indian wars" to now has had a profound effect on the current state of native people and land. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 FYI The audible version of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is pretty dry - the narrator doesn’t bring much to the table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 8 hours ago, WTM said: FYI The audible version of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is pretty dry - the narrator doesn’t bring much to the table. Thank you for this heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 14 hours ago, Alte Veste Academy said: The three I landed on to incorporate Native American history into our American history study are: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present I personally found the first a little drier than the others, but it is a good overview. Nothing beats Bury My Heart for heartbreaking but necessary detail to balance rah-rah Manifest Destiny stuff. The last book is awesome because it quickly goes through 1890 (one chapter!), then moves forward to what is almost never taught. I mean, it didn't get much nicer as time went on, and this teaches how what was done from the "end of the Indian wars" to now has had a profound effect on the current state of native people and land. Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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