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“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans (2016)  

“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.”

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Dina Gilio-Whitaker

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part-Indian mother, and has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades. She is the author or editor of eight other books, including An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, which was a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. Dunbar-Ortiz lives in San Francisco.

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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joke time.

pony asked the owl to yell & call the bear for him the owl asked why he didn’t do it himself he said because I’m a little horse

😂😂 yoo !! I remember I was going through the drive thru of white castle. I said what I wanted and pulled up to the window. Shorty was like you ordered this, this and that? I say yeah, she says the price and I give her my card…….. smh….. Shorty was like “oh damn your card declined.”

And I hit the meanest studder I ever had in my life I was like i…iiiiiii..i..ii.. So out of embarrassment my foot hit the gas, I damn near floored it. And before I sped all the way off she yells “wait !! Wait !! I was just playing !”

😑 Bruh !!

I came to a complete stop, put the car in reverse and let the car roll back by itself I didn’t even give the bitch gas. My head was hung so low in shame I couldn’t even look shorty in the eye. She…was..ROLLING !! I shook my head and was like yo you can’t be playing like that. She tried to pass me the food and I ain’t even want the shit no more. I deadass wanted a different life 😂😂 fuck the food .