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Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1942-2000 (rev Edition)
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by Vine Deloria and Peter Nabokov
Sales Rank: 39623
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Cover Type: Paperback with 528 pages
Published by: Penguin Non-Classics; Rev Sub edition December 1, 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0140281592
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0140281590
Book Dimensions:
8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Book Description
An updated edition of this classic collection of more than 500 years of Native American history
Revised to bring this important chronicle to the end of the millennium, anthropologist Peter Nabokov presents a history of Native American and white relations as seen though Indian eyes and told through Indian voices. Beginning with the Indians' first encounters with European explorers, traders, missionaries, settlers, and soldiers to the challenges confronting Native American culture today, Native American Testimony is a series of powerful and moving documents spanning five hundred years of interchange between the two peoples. Drawing from a wide range of sources--traditional narratives, Indian autobiographies, government transcripts, firsthand interviews, and more--Nabokov has assembled a remarkably rich and vivid collection, representing nothing less than an alternate history of North America.
* Updated with new material on Native Americans facing the twenty-first century
"A strong and moving reminder of a lost dimension in American history." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
About The Author
Peter Nabokov teaches in the department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. His books include Native American Architecture (with Robert Easton), The Architecture of Acoma Pueblo, Indian Running, and Two Leggings: The Makings of a Crow Warrior.
Reader Reviews
Native Americans have been fighting for ages to tell their side of the story, but they haven't been able to get through to the mainstream. In this book, Nabokov presents us the Native American perspective from prophecy to present. By reading the testimony of Native Americans themselves, we get a clear picture of their plight. This book doesn't give a detailed history of Native Americans, but rather gives us a finger on the pulse of the Native spirit. Native Americans have lost a great deal. When Europeans first arrived in North America, they did what they could to help these new brothers, and were happy to share what they had. However, the Europeans kept on coming and they started taking what didn't belong to them. The Europeans started fencing off the native lands. They destroyed the land and the animals with their greed. The Native Americans were continually pushed off their ancestoral lands and were driven to less desirable lands. They suffered the loss of their lands, traditions, and way of life. It's important for us as Americans to examine this sad episode of our history. We should take this lesson and apply it to our lives, and think about how we treat others who are different from us. I really recommend this book to those who are interested in reading the other side of the history of our nation.
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