Indigenous history was not covered extensively (or truthfully) in elementary and high school. Once I started my history major, I elected to take a Native American history course. Once I took that, I realized that there was so much I was misinformed about or that I simply did not know. Indigenous people have a history spanning centuries, rich with people who did so much for their people. It is also full of genocide and atrocities committed against them my Europeans. It is especially important to learn about Indigenous people and the issues they are currently facing, because legislation is still being passed and repealed to the detriment of the Indigenous community.

I expected this book to be longer than 300 pages, but it contained a great deal of information. It touched on current events, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline, the fight to get rid of Columbus Day, and the issues of the Child Welfare Act. I thought this book was very valuable to modern discourse about the issues that Indigenous people are facing in this country today. Indigenous, LGBTQ, minorities, and women in general are being targeted left and right in this country. It is vital to know the history that allows these things to take place. I highly recommend this book, and it happens to be included on the Audible Plus catalog currently.