{"product_id":"all-the-real-indians-died-off-and-20-other-myths-about-native-americans","title":"\"All the Real Indians Died Off\": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\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:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Columbus Discovered America\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Indians Were Savage and Warlike\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"The United States Did Not Have a Policy of Genocide\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Most Indians Are on Government Welfare\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Indian Casinos Make Them All Rich\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Indians Are Naturally Predisposed to Alcohol\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\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, \"All the Real Indians Died Off\" challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Plimoth Patuxet Museum Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67651854532917,"sku":"bgk1791412594893","price":10.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/1926\/7125\/files\/all-the-real-indians-died-off-and-20-other-myths-about-native-americans_1.jpg?v=1791412599","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarandmantle.shop\/products\/all-the-real-indians-died-off-and-20-other-myths-about-native-americans","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}