El latido de Wounded Knee : La Norteamérica indígena de 1890 al presente

The most widespread notion of Native American history is that it ended with the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890, where not only did 150 Sioux die at the hands of the U.S. Cavalry, but supposedly Native civilization as well. David Treuer blends narrative and reportage to reveal that Native peoples have not only survived, but have adapted and thrived despite systematic efforts to erase their culture. Treuer reframes Native American history as a story of resistance and continuity, challenging narratives of disappearance and defeat. He explores how land confiscations led to increasingly sophisticated legal and political maneuvers that belied the myth that Indians neither know nor care about property, and how the forced assimilation of their children into government-run boarding schools fostered a unifying Native identity.