Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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 four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social-justice issues. The winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, she is the author or editor of many books, including An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. She lives in San Francisco.
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 four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social-justice issues. The winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, she is the author or editor of many books, including An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, a recipient of the 2015 American Book Award. She lives in San Francisco. See less
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
An Incomplete History of U.S. Indigenous Peoples
Although this book purports to be a history, much of documented Native American history is absent from her diatribe. This book is more akin to a memoir than a history, as the author is herself Native ... Read More
