Custer Died for Your Sins

Posted on 07 October 2017 by Vine Deloria Jr.

In his new preface to this paperback edition, the author observes, The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again Indeed, it seems that each generation of whites and Indians will have to read and reread Vine Deloria s Manifesto for some time to come, before we absorb his special, ironic Indian point of view and what he tells us, with a great deal of humor, about U.S race relations, federal bureaucracies, Christian churches, and social scientists This book continues to be required reading for all Americans, whatever their special interest. Best Download Custer Died for Your Sins by Vine Deloria Jr. For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I read this when I was about 16 and it changed my life I know that sounds hokey, but this book, God is Red, and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, flipped a switch in my head that I have never wanted to turn off I was raised by civil rights activists, and my dad was born on an Indian reservation in the Midwest he is not Indian so I had some sort of context for what Deloria was talking aboutwhere my dad grew up he said the word Indian was like the N word in the southDeloria lit the fi I read this when I was about 16 and it changed my life I know that sounds hokey, but this book, God is Red, and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, flipped a switch in my head that I have never wanted to turn off I was raised by civil rights activists, and my dad was born on an Indian reservation in the Midwest he is not Indian so I had some sort of context for what Deloria was talking aboutwhere my dad grew up he said the word Indian was like the N word in the southDeloria lit the fire of...Hilarious and truthful, you never knew history could be this entertaining and this horrifying Vine Deloria is a Native American author who explains why American Indians are not quietly vanishing the way conquered people are supposed to The absolutely horrible things that are still happening to Native Nations in the United States are repetitions and replays of what has been going on for hundreds of years, and if one is gifted with a dark and surrealistic sense of humor, it s incredibly funny, Hilarious and truthful, you never knew history could be this entertaining and this horrifying Vine Deloria is a Native American author who explains why American Indians are not quietly vanishing...I don t think that many would argue that the United States has repeatedly and violently suppressed and lied to Native Americans over hundreds of years Land was stolen, treaties were broken and even to this day Native American land is still expropriated and exploited The question is for any group with this history, what are you going to do about it Treaties that were broken aren t going to be retroactively honored Land that was stolen isn t going to be given back So what are you going to do I don t think that many would argue that the United States has repeatedly and violently suppressed and lied to Native Americans over hundreds of years Land ...You go in looking to understand the Native American, you leave with a better understanding of the world I got something different out of this book that I wasn t expecting Jane Elliot, the creator of the infamous Green Eye Blue Eye test look it up if you haven t already, just have a glass of whiskey at hand, it gets rough has a recommended reading list on her website and this book was on it Going in, I wasn t sure what the meat and bone of the book would detail and I certain You go in looking to understand the Native American, you leave with a better understanding of the world I got something different out of this book that I wasn t expecting Jane Elliot, the creator of the infamous Green Eye Blue Eye test look it up if you haven t already, just have a glass of whiskey at hand, it gets rough has a recommended reading list on her website and this book was on it Going in, I wasn t sure what the meat and bone of the book would detail and I certainly didn t kn...Recently I read an interview with a Native American academic The interview, written by a white journalist, was all about the ways Native Americans appreciate the earth, in other words, the kind of bullshit that drove Vine up the wall Here we go romanticizing the Indian again When I worked as a biologist in Alaska and we went to Tongass, there were sections of Tongass that were clearcut to nothing, including the riparian areas down to dirt, nothing left It looked like a nuclear bomb I thoug Recently I read an interview with a Native American academic The interview, written by a white journalist, was all about the ways Native Americans appreciate the eart...Meandering and often vague Along with the wit, there is a heavy dose of theory, which is not particularly compelling I learned a lot about Indian culture, but I also learned that white culture either doesn t exist or is founded on violence and exploitation A good chunk of the book is taken up with Deloria Jr s elevation of Indian culture above white and specifically, American culture For him, there is little really, nothing wrong with Indian culture, which is infinitely wise, holistic, Meandering and often vague Along with the wit, there is a heavy dose of theory, which is not particularly compelling I learned a lot about Indian culture, but I also learned that wh...My feelings are very mixed on this book Deloria is an interesting thinker, and his view of how the future would work out, and his contemporary situation was interesting His scathing humor was often enjoyable, including his section on anthropologists At the same time, I disagree with much of what he says, especially his feelings about separatism and certainly his characterization of whites Certainly he had reasons for...This book shed alot of light on the history of Native Americans in the U.S I learned quite a bit that I didn t know previous Deloria s mix of humor and factual information had me laughing and nodding my head as I ...Deloria s perspective on U.S history was both discomforting and eye opening Whenever someone clearly caucasian tells me about their Cherokee princess great great grandmother, I think of Vine Deloria s book.I really wanted to love this book, and most aspects of it are great, but some of the history is factually wrong In essence, it s mostly true, but there is some conflation of historical leaders Henry VIII for one that made me raise an eyebrow occasionally This could have been solved with better editing, as it was m...

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07 October 2017

Vine Deloria Jr.