Massasoit Reads: Community Book Discussion: March - All the Real Indians
Join the Massasoit librarians for monthly book discussions, highlighting different genres and issues raised. Reading the book is not a prerequisite for attending the discussion.
All the Real Indians Died Off by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Dina Gilio-WhitakerIn 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, 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.