An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people
"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 identi...
| Main Authors: | Mendoza, Jean (Author), Reese, Debbie, 1959- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, 1939- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston, Massachusetts :
Beacon Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: |
"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"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807049396 0807049395 |
| Author Notes: |
Jean Mendoza holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction and an MEd in early childhood education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Debbie Reese is an educator and founder of American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL). She is tribally enrolled at Namb Owingeh, a federally recognized tribe, and grew up on Nambe's reservation. She holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |