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.