Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

En La historia indígena de Estados Unidos, Dunbar-Ortiz desafía hábilmente el mito fundador de los Estados Unidos y muestra cómo la política contra los pueblos indígenas era colonialista y estaba diseñada para apoderarse de los territorios de los habitantes originales, desplazándolos o eliminándolos. El programa genocida que el régimen de los colonos de los Estados Unidos desarrolló durante siglos ha sido omitido en gran medida de la historia. Ahora, por primera vez, la aclamada historiadora y activista Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ofrece una historia de este país contada desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indígenas y revela cómo los nativos americanos, durante siglos, resistieron activamente la expansión del imperio estadounidense.

New York Times BestsellerNow part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul PeckRecipient of the American Book AwardThe first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortizoffers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire.With growing support for movements such as the campaign to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical threads that are crucial for understanding the present. In An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. And as Dunbar-Ortiz reveals, this policy was praised in popular culture, through writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and in the highest offices of government and the military. Shockingly, as the genocidal policy reached its zenith under President Andrew Jackson, its ruthlessness was best articulated by US Army general Thomas S. Jesup, who, in 1836, wrote of the Seminoles: The country can be rid of them only by exterminating them. Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative.An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States is a 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.

Hoy en día en Estados Unidos hay más de quinientas naciones indígenas reconocidas por el Gobierno federal que comprenden casi tres millones de personas, descendientes de los quince millones de nativos que habitaban esas tierras.El programa genocida que los colonos desarrollaron durante siglos ha sido omitido en gran medida de la historia, pero ahora, por primera vez, la historiadora y activista Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz nos ofrece una historia de Estados Unidos contada desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indigenas.Abarcando mas de cuatrocientos años, nos revela como los nativos americanos, durante siglos, han resistido activamente la expansion del imperio estadounidense, y desafia el mito sobre la fundacion de Estados Unidos, exponiendo como la politica contra los pueblos indigenas era colonialista y estaba diseñada para apoderarse de los territorios de los habitantes originales, desplazandolos o eliminandolos.Una politica que, por cierto, fue muy elogiada en la cultura popular, a traves de escritores como James Fenimore Cooper o Walt Whitman, asi como desde las instituciones gubernamentales y militares mas importantes.

Una historia de Estados Unidos contada desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indígenas.El libro en el que se basa el documental de HBO Exterminad a todos los salvajesHoy en día en Estados Unidos hay más de quinientas naciones indigenas reconocidas por el Gobierno federal que comprenden casi tres millones de personas, descendientes de los quince millones de nativos que habitaban esas tierras. El programa genocida que los colonos desarrollaron durante siglos ha sido omitido, en gran medida, de la historia, pero, ahora, por primera vez, la historiadora y activista Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz nos ofrece una historia de Estados Unidos contada desde la perspectiva de los pueblos indigenas.Abarcando mas de cuatrocientos años, nos revela como los nativos americanos, durante siglos, han resistido activamente la expansion del imperio estadounidense, y desafia el mito sobre la fundacion de los Estados Unidos, exponiendo como la politica contra los pueblos indigenas era colonialista y estaba diseñada para apoderarse de los territorios de los habitantes originales, desplazandolos o eliminandolos. Una politica que, por cierto, fue muy elogiada en la cultura popular, a traves de escritores como James Fenimore Cooper o Walt Whitman, asi como desde las instituciones gubernamentales y militares mas importantes."La historia de los pueblos nativos de America del Norte (y de toda America en realidad) es una de las grandes manchas de la historia de los EE UU. Sin embargo, en el pais de la mercadotecnia y los relatos universales, la cultura estadounidense ha sabido transformar la tragedia de sus indigenas en apenas una nota al pie de su gloriosa narrativa de conquista y colonizacion. Un relato que combate y transforma radicalmente La historia indigena de Estados Unidos (traduccion de Nancy Viviana Piñeiro, Capitan Swing 2019), ganadora del American Book Award 2015".-20 minutos

2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Childrens Book Council2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) · Best Informational Books for Older Readers (Chicago Public Library)Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism.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, archival images, original maps, recommendations for further reading, and other materials to encourage students, teachers, and general readers to think critically about their own place in history.

Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and honest history of the United StatesWhether in political debates or discussions about immigration around the kitchen table, many Americans, regardless of party affiliation, will say proudly that we are a nation of immigrants. In this bold new book, historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz asserts this ideology is harmful and dishonest because it serves to mask and diminish the USs history of settler colonialism, genocide, white supremacy, slavery, and structural inequality, all of which we still grapple with today.She explains that the idea that we are living in a land of opportunityfounded and built by immigrantswas a convenient response by the ruling class and its brain trust to the 1960s demands for decolonialization, justice, reparations, and social equality. Moreover, Dunbar-Ortiz charges that this feel goodbut inaccuratestory promotes a benign narrative of progress, obscuring that the country was founded in violence as a settler state, and imperialist since its inception.While some of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, others are descendants of white settlers who arrived as colonizers to displace those who were here since time immemorial, and still others are descendants of those who were kidnapped and forced here against their will. This paradigm shifting new book from the highly acclaimed author of An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States charges that we need to stop believing and perpetuating this simplistic and a historical idea and embrace the real (and often horrific) history of the United States.

New York Times BestsellerThis American Book Award winning titleabout Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history A New York Times Bestseller and the basis for the HBO docu-series Exterminate All the Brutes, directed by Raoul Peck, this 10th anniversary edition of An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States includes both a new foreword by Peck and a new introduction by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.Unflinchingly honest about the brutality of this nations founding and its legacy of settler-colonialism and genocide, the impact of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortizs 2014 book is profound. This classic is revisited with new material that takes an incisive look at the post-Obama era from the war in Afghanistan to Charlottesvilles white supremacy-fueled rallies, and from the onset of the pandemic to the election of President Biden. Writing from the perspective of the peoples displaced by Europeans and their white descendants, she centers Indigenous voices over the course of four centuries, tracing their perseverance against policies intended to obliterate them.Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. With a new foreword from Raoul Peck and a new introduction from Dunbar Ortiz, this classic bottom-up peoples history explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative.Big Concept MythsThat Americas founding was a revolution against colonial powers in pursuit of freedom from tyrannyThat Native people were passive, didnt resist and no longer existThat the US is a nation of immigrants as opposed to having a racist settler colonial history

WINNER OF 2025 OKLAHOMA BOOK AWARD IN BEST ILLUSTRATIONIn stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of Indigenous peoplesperfect for readers of all agesRoxanne Dunbar-Ortizs influential New York Times bestseller exposed the brutality of this nations founding and its legacy of settler-colonialism and genocide. Through evocative full color artwork, renowned cartoonist Paul Peart-Smith brings this watershed book to life, centering the perspective of the peoples displaced by Europeans and their white descendants to trace Indigenous perseverance over four centuries against policies intended to obliterate them.Recognized for his adaptation of W.E.B. DuBois The Souls of Black Folk and his extensive expertise in the comics industry, Peart-Smith collaborates with experienced graphic novel editor Paul Buhle to provide an accessible introduction to a complex history that will attract new generations of readers of all ages. This striking graphic adaptation will rekindle crucial conversations about the centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regime that has largely been omitted from history.

Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native AmericansIn 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:Columbus Discovered AmericaThanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed PilgrimsIndians Were Savage and WarlikeEuropeans Brought Civilization to Backward IndiansThe United States Did Not Have a Policy of GenocideSports Mascots Honor Native AmericansMost Indians Are on Government WelfareIndian Casinos Make Them All RichIndians Are Naturally Predisposed to AlcoholEach 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, All the Real Indians Died Off challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.