Title:
An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people / Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ; adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese.
ISBN:
9780807049402
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Beacon Press, [2019]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:
American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2020
Contents:
Introduction : this land -- Follow the corn -- Culture of conquest -- Cult of the covenant -- Bloody footprints -- The birth of a nation -- Jefferson, Jackson, and the pursuit of indigenous homelands -- Sea to shining sea -- Indigenous lands become "Indian Country" -- The persistence of sovereignty -- Indigenous action, indigenous rights -- "Water is life" : indigenous resistance in the twenty-first century.
Summary:
Explores how settler colonialism and the policies of American Indian genocide helped to form the national identity of the United States. Includes archival images, recommendations for further reading, original maps, and discussion topics.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS UG 9.6 10.0 510111.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
7-12.
Audience:
1220 Lexile.
Reading level:
9.6.
Availability:
~0
