{"product_id":"all-the-real-indians-died-off-and-20-other-myths-about-native-americans-myths-made-in-america","title":"\"All the Real Indians Died Off\": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans (Myths Made in America)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003eRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\"\u003eDina Gilio-Whitaker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-text-separator\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUnpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Columbus Discovered America”\u003cbr\u003e“Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims”\u003cbr\u003e“Indians Were Savage and Warlike”\u003cbr\u003e“Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians”\u003cbr\u003e“The United States Did Not Have a Policy of Genocide”\u003cbr\u003e“Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans”\u003cbr\u003e“Most Indians Are on Government Welfare”\u003cbr\u003e“Indian Casinos Make Them All Rich”\u003cbr\u003e“Indians Are Naturally Predisposed to Alcohol”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted in the fears and prejudice of European settlers and in 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“All the Real Indians Died Off”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43517663477821,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2220\/7891\/files\/814bs-mfVVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1787714575","url":"https:\/\/tia-chuchas.myshopify.com\/products\/all-the-real-indians-died-off-and-20-other-myths-about-native-americans-myths-made-in-america","provider":"Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural \u0026 Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}