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Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans

In 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 America”
“Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims”
“Indians Were Savage and Warlike”
“Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians”
“The United States Did Not Have a Policy of Genocide”
“Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans”
“Most Indians Are on Government Welfare”
“Indian Casinos Make Them All Rich”
“Indians Are Naturally Predisposed to Alcohol”

Each 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.
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    October 4, 2016
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.64 x 8.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0807062650
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0807062654
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“Dunbar-Ortiz and Gilio-Whitaker admirably aim to explode popular, damaging, and inherently limiting myths about Native Americans, continuing the work begun in Dunbar-Ortiz’s well-received An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States.”
—Publishers Weekly

“‘All the Real Indians Died Off’ And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans offers a much-needed and excellent introduction to American Indian history and contemporary life for a broad audience.”
—Against the Current

“I have been looking for a text for our Intro to Native American Studies course that touches on the themes of history, genocide, cultural appropriation, and legal relationship between the United States and indigenous people that would be comprehensible by freshmen. I have finally found it...I cannot wait to teach it.”
—Kerri J. Malloy, lecturer in the Department of Native American Studies at Humboldt State University

About the Author

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, a New York Times best-selling author, grew up in rural Oklahoma in a tenant farming family. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than 4 decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. Dunbar-Ortiz is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, and is the author or editor of many books, including An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. She lives in San Francisco. Connect with her at reddirtsite.com or on Twitter @rdunbaro.

Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) is an award-winning journalist and columnist at Indian Country Today Media Network. A writer and researcher in Indigenous studies, she is currently a research associate and associate scholar at the Center for World Indigenous Studies. She lives in San Clemente, CA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beacon Press; First PB Edition, First Printing (October 4, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807062650
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807062654
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.64 x 8.5 inches
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    Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. After receiving her PhD in history at the University of California at Los Angeles, she taught in the newly established Native American Studies Program at California State University, Hayward, and helped found the Departments of Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies. Her 1977 book The Great Sioux Nation was the fundamental document at the first international conference on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, held at the United Nations' headquarters in Geneva. Dunbar-Ortiz is the author or editor of several books, including An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States. She lives in San Francisco.

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    Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) is an award-winning journalist and columnist. She is a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos, and independent consultant and educator on environmental justice and other Indigenous policy-related issues. She is the author of "As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock" and co-author with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz of "'All the Real Indians Died Off' and 20 Other Myths About Native Americans." She lives in San Clemente, CA.

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janelizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible, Well written, and Necessary!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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I chose to use this as an introductory text in a university Native American history class. I initially saw it as just a supplement to Colin Calloway's First Peoples, but it is an excellent book. Initially I was going to use Anton Treuer's Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask. I like that book a lot and it is a useful supplement, but All The Real Indians . . . has more historical depth, but is just as readable. It really whetted my students's desire to learn more and get into their research projects. I spent a lot of time on Amazon reading the reviews of numerous books on Native American issues, and I do think this is the best I could have chosen. I will probably change other books and things about the class since this was the first time that I had the opportunity to teach this subject, but this book will remain required. If you are getting books on this subject for your personal benefit, get both Treuer's book and this one. The short question and answer format of Treuer's book is very accessible, but then move to this one. I truly do not think you will regret it.
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Tanya Rosewater
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Insights
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2019
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This is a great book which will challenge many accepted myths about Native Culture. It is so good to have this as a resource for people. Powerful and real. On my third copy because I keep giving it away to friends!
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paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book. A little basic but thats ok
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018
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Good book. A little basic but thats ok. Even with that said, I learned a couple of new things. Good start for people unfamiliar with the topic. Easy read. Probably should be a mandatory read for every school kid in America.
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Craig Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Dispels Myths and Stereotypes in clear and concise language
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020
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This book dispels harmful and unfair myths and stereotypes about Native Americans. It is so fresh to read a Native American perspective articulate in such clear and concise language. Provides counterpoint to the settler colonial perspective in most US history texts.
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James P. Hollister
4.0 out of 5 stars Makes you question American’s foundational beliefs about ourselves.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
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A real eye opener. Meticulously researched and presented in easily digestible bites - a good thing, because it’s a heck of a lot to chew on! It leaves you wondering about America’s great narratives. Are they all built on the pain and suffering of others? You be the judge in this most compelling read.
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Leslie Anne Verner
5.0 out of 5 stars So good.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018
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I highly recommend this book as a 101-type of book in exploring more about Native American history. There was so much I didn't know. I think this book should be used as part of a high school curriculum.
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JeannetteB
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and helpful essays about Indigenous People in the U.S.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2019
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I appreciate the opportunity to be educated about the myths regarding Indigenous People in the U.S. and how those myths oppress them. The writing is clear and concise with references to their sources. I've had to unlearn what I was taught in the 1960s/1970s. I highly recommend this book.
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J M Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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This book is full of important and compelling information about the survival of indigenous Americans despite centuries of injustice and brutality at the hands of European explorers and settlers. The writing style is interesting and matter-of-fact, and doesn't come off as pitying, sensationalist, or strident. A timeline of key events is especially helpful. I highly recommend this book.
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Clarence S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the past that created the present
Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2021
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This is en eye opening read that sheds light of a neglected truth. The effects of settler colonialism are often ignored or viewed as a past issue because we are no longer “colonies”. However North American is still run by colonial settler governments and their actions over centuries continue to impact the daily lives of indigenous. This book helps make the connections between the hidden past and the current realities of today.
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Fussy Buyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2018
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This is a well researched and well written book.
Explains all the most common myths about Native Amerians and really lays out the awful truth about America's settlers culture & the largest untalked about genocide in the world.
Excellent read and well worth buying.
Book is so good I have brought 2 more of hers to read.
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Enrico
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro sulla cultura dei nativi americani contro le mistificazioni
Reviewed in Italy on May 13, 2017
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Lo sto ancora leggendo ma mi sembra che porti alla luce diversi miti e leggende sulla cultura dei nativi americani che vennero creati più dall'uomo bianco piuttosto che appartenere realmente a quelle culture
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mpask
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2017
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Useful book for my daughter who will be studying Native Americans in her degree.
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Frank L.
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is an easy read; however
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2016
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This book is an easy read; however, is full of myth-busting information about Indigenous peoples and the trials and tribulations they have had to endure in North America, virtually from the time of `first contact`.

`Frank L.
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