b2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Bookb pb2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Peopleb, selected by National Council for the Social Studies NCSS and the Children's Book Council pb bbrb2019 Best-Of Lists Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 iKirkus Reviewsi - Best Nonfiction of 2019 iSchool Library Journali - Best Books for Teens New York Public Library - Best Informational Books for Older Readers Chicago Public LibrarybbrbSpanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples' resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism.b pGoing 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. pThe original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendo