"All the real Indians died off" : and 20 other myths about Native Americans

Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne 1939- (author.). Gilio-Whitaker, Dina, (author.).

Summary: Dunbar-Ortiz deftly shows how myths about Native Americans 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 are tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, All the Real Indians Died Off challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807062654
ISBN: 0807062650
ISBN: 9780807062661
ISBN: 0807062669
Physical Description: print
xi, 208 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-208).

Formatted Contents Note:

All the real Indians died off -- Indians were the first immigrants to the western hemisphere -- Columbus discovered America -- Thanksgiving proves the Indians welcomed the pilgrims -- Indians were savage and warlike -- Indians should move on and forget the past -- Europeans brought civilization to the backward Indians -- The United States did not have a policy of genocide -- US presidents were benevolent or at least fair-minded toward Indians -- The only real Indians are full-bloods, and they are dying off -- The United States gave Indians their reservations -- Indians are wards of the state -- Sports mascots honor Native Americans -- Native American culture belongs to all Americans -- Most Indians are on government welfare -- Indian casinos make them all rich -- Indians are anti-science -- Indians are naturally predisposed to alcoholism -- What's the problem with thinking of Indian women as princesses or squaws? -- Native Americans can't agree on what to be called -- Indians are victims and deserve our sympathy.