Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (San Francisco) grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a farmer and half-Indian mother. She has been active in the American Indian Movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. After receiving her PhD in history at the University of California at Los Angeles, she taught in the newly established Native American Studies Program at California State University and helped found the departments of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies. Her 1977 book The Great Sioux Nation was the fundamental document at the first international conference on Indians in the Americas, held at the United Nations’ headquarters, in Geneva. She is the author or editor of seven books.

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In stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples—perfect for readers of all ages Available for preorder...

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Paul Peart-Smith, Paul Buhle, Paul Peart-Smith | From inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop
Tagged as: History, History

This American Book Award–winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history...

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Raoul Peck | From inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop
Tagged as: America, History, Justice, History

Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and honest history of the United States...

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | From inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop

Let us mourn, not celebrate, the 400-year anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.

Feature | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | September 1, 2020 | From UU World
Tagged as: Immigration, Justice, Indigenous Rights

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, from Beacon Press, is the first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples....

Curriculum | By Gail Forsyth-Vail, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | June 19, 2019 | For Youth, Adults | From The Mosaic
Tagged as: Anti-Racism, BIPOC Experiences, History, Indigenous Rights

The 2019-2020 UUA Common Read Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples’ resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism...

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese, Jean Mendoza | For Youth | From Beacon Press
Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Anti-Oppression, History

Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans...

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Dina Gilio-Whitaker | From Beacon Press
Tagged as: America, Multiculturalism, Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism, Racial Justice, Social Justice

The 2019-2020 UUA Common Read The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples.

Book | By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | From Beacon Press
Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Anti-Oppression, History

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