
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Beacon Press · Print & ebook · July 23, 2019
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- Who it’s for
- A wide-angle history reframes the nation through Indigenous resistance, resilience, and the costs of empire.
- Themes
- Indigenous resistance and resilience, Settler colonialism, American Indian genocide
- Genres
- Native American U.S. History for Teens, United States History for Teens, Civil & Human Rights for Teens
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2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council 2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) · Best Informational Books for Older Readers (Chicago Public Library) Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples’ resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism.
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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.
History From Below
A wide-angle history reframes the nation through Indigenous resistance, resilience, and the costs of empire.
Come here for
- More than 400 years of history beyond familiar founding stories
- A focus on Indigenous resistance and settler colonialism
Expect
- An adaptation for middle-grade and young adult readers
- Discussion topics, archival images, maps, and further reading
Where it sits
| Civil & Human Rights for Teens | 58% |
|---|---|
| Native American U.S. History for Teens | 56% |
| United States History for Teens | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Exploration & Discovery
- United States History for Teens
- Native American U.S. History for Teens
- Authors
- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Published
- July 23, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Indigenous resistance and resilience · Settler colonialism · American Indian genocide
- Reading lane
- Exploration & Discovery