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I took a Native American studies class from my local community college. Was really, really interesting how we basically have a ton of (what I'd consider) small

I took a Native American studies class from my local community college. Was really, really interesting how we basically have a ton of (what I'd consider) small shadow states everywhere, each with their own rich culture and history, but with only limited sovereignty and very little visibility today. It was kinda like learning that we actually have 100 states, not 50. Like states, many tribes have their own laws and governments and economies, and run the gamut from extreme poverty to filthy rich, from no land to huge reservations (but which they rarely own outright). It was mostly a story about US betrayals and broken treaties and genocide and forced migrations over the centuries, combined with enduring resilience that eventually turned into dual citizenship and also some of the highest rates of US Armed Forces participation. It's a part of US history that was never really discussed much in school for me, and I wish it were.

gabrielsroka 2y ago
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Mirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Mirror
- solardev 2y ago
  Very cool recommendation. Thank you.
Yawrehto 2y ago
First of all, native-land.ca lets you see whose land you are on, as well as view tribal websites, when available (it includes groups that have vanished, eg the Hopewells). The one thing I should note about it is that in places like Oklahoma, where land was often promised, it offers no easy way of distinguishing between tribes who historically inhabited the land and those who were promised land there. I'd also recommend Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen. It's a great book on how textbooks distort history and also busts a ton of myths. Also An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. If your local library doesn't have them/you want to buy them, here are some buying options: Better World Books (donates books too!): https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-9780807057834 https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/an-indigenou... https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everything-your-american-history-textbook-got-wrong-9781620973929 https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/lies-my-teac... Bookshop.org (independent bookstores) https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz/19723060 https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-indigenous-peoples-history-o... https://bookshop.org/p/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everything-your-american-history-textbook-got-wrong-james-w-loewen/12897775 https://bookshop.org/p/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everyth... Direct from publishers: https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P1164.aspx https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-... https://thenewpress.com/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me https://thenewpress.com/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me

gabrielsroka 2y ago

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Mirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Mirror

solardev 2y ago
Very cool recommendation. Thank you.

Yawrehto 2y ago

First of all, native-land.ca lets you see whose land you are on, as well as view tribal websites, when available (it includes groups that have vanished, eg the Hopewells). The one thing I should note about it is that in places like Oklahoma, where land was often promised, it offers no easy way of distinguishing between tribes who historically inhabited the land and those who were promised land there. I'd also recommend Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen. It's a great book on how textbooks distort history and also busts a ton of myths. Also An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. If your local library doesn't have them/you want to buy them, here are some buying options: Better World Books (donates books too!): https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-9780807057834 https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/an-indigenou... https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everything-your-american-history-textbook-got-wrong-9781620973929 https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/lies-my-teac... Bookshop.org (independent bookstores) https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz/19723060 https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-indigenous-peoples-history-o... https://bookshop.org/p/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everything-your-american-history-textbook-got-wrong-james-w-loewen/12897775 https://bookshop.org/p/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me-everyth... Direct from publishers: https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-United-States-P1164.aspx https://www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-Peoples-History-of-the-... https://thenewpress.com/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me https://thenewpress.com/books/lies-my-teacher-told-me