All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans (Paperback)

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Description 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 an