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.
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.