Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (Author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States)

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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September 10, 1939

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History, Sociology, Political Science

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma in a tenant farming family. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than 4 decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. Dunbar-Ortiz is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, and is the author or editor of many books, including An Indigenous Peoplesâ€� History of the United States, a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. She lives in San Francisco. Connect with her at reddirtsite.com or on Twitter @rdunbaro.

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	An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 18,938 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	â€œAll the Real Indians Died Offâ€�: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans 4.11 avg rating — 1,901 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion 4.33 avg rating — 959 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment 3.89 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years 1960-1975 4.10 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Mike Davis (Foreword by) 3.98 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood on the Border : A Memoir of the Contra War 3.82 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People 4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Simon J. Ortiz (Foreword) 4.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Sioux nation: Sitting in judgement on America : based on and containing testimony heard at the "Sioux treaty hearing" held December, 1974, in Federal District Court, Lincoln, Nebraska really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1977 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The history of the United States is a history of settler colonialismâ€”the founding of a state based on the ideology of white supremacy, the widespread practice of African slavery, and a policy of genocide and land theft.”
― Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

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“Our nation was born in genocide.â€� We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or feel remorse for this shameful episode. â€”Martin Luther King Jr.”
― Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

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“How then can the US society come to terms with its past? How can it acknowledge responsibility? The late Native historian Jack Forbes always stressed that while living persons are not responsible for what their ancestors did, they are responsible for the society they live in, which is a product of that past. Assuming this responsibility provides a means of survival and liberation. Everyone and everything in the world is affected, for the most part negatively, by US dominance and intervention, often violently through direct military means or through proxies.”
― Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

tags: colonization, empire, genocide, human-rights, indigenous-peoples, us-history

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This poll is for the 'first' quarterly Non-fiction selection in our BT group. We had an outstanding response in nominations, with even more members holding off for the next quarter. I can only hope to see a book discussion that is half as lively.

Should we have a tie, there will be a very short 3 day additional poll to select one winner this quarter. However, if this non-fiction selection stays this popular - there could be multiple winners in the future. Time and thread participation will tell...

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Educated

by Tara Westover

15 votes, 21.4%

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

by Maxwell King

13 votes, 18.6%

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande

8 votes, 11.4%

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson

4 votes, 5.7%

The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People

by John Kelly

4 votes, 5.7%

Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood

by Drema Hall Berkheimer

3 votes, 4.3%

To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire

by David Cowan

3 votes, 4.3%

My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business

by Dick Van Dyke

3 votes, 4.3%

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

by Masaji Ishikawa

3 votes, 4.3%

A Mile in Her Boots: Women Who Work in the Wild

by Jennifer Bove

3 votes, 4.3%

Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

by Susan Freinkel

2 votes, 2.9%

Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks

by Steven Davis

2 votes, 2.9%

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

2 votes, 2.9%

Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back

by Bri Lee

1 vote, 1.4%

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone

by Martin Dugard

1 vote, 1.4%

Rick Mercer Final Report

by Rick Mercer

1 vote, 1.4%

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

1 vote, 1.4%

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

by Malala Yousafzai

1 vote, 1.4%

Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America

by Catherine Kerrison

0 votes, 0.0%

Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

by Conor Grennan

0 votes, 0.0%

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