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5.0 out of 5 stars Just read it!
What to say about this book. Well, firstly this is actually my second time of reading it. The first time was a hardbacked version that my parents owned, probably about twenty years ago. I found it interesting back then. Twenty five years ago it was still an 'old' book (first published in 1970).Twenty five years later, I find it fascinating,upsetting and ultimately brilliant. Why so?Fascinating because it details a unique period in time. An ancient, indigenous people, of many tribes, meet the 'modern' settlers. The age of the bow and arrow carrying hunter, gatherers, meet the forerunners of western society, carrying modern weapons. An age that was almost always misrepresented in western media and film as 'Cowboys and Indians'. Famous names such as Cochise, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Red Cloud, Spotted Tail. Famous tribes such as the Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Modoc, Kiowa, Comanche.Upsetting? Yes. If you have any kind of conscious, you can't help but feel upset and dismayed by the appalling treatment that was dealt out to the native people. Lied to over and over and over again. Treaty after treaty made to protect the lands of the native tribes, only to be broken within a few years. A traditional hunter, gatherer people suddenly told that they can no longer hunt or gather on their native lands and they must either be confined to 'reservations' far away from their homelands, be converted from 'savages' and into Christianity or pay the price for refusal (extermination). The wholesale murder of men, women, and children in order to force the native people away from their homelands and allow settlers to occupy their lands. Treaties to 'purchase' traditional hunting grounds for meagre fees, by settlers who knew that the land contained rich mineral deposits. The treaties and promises made, usually by means of a translator, translating only what the settlers wanted the natives to hear, not what the natives thought they were hearing. Lies and deceit on a nationally approved scale. A government policy to rid the land of the native peoples and confine them to reservations, regardless of where those reservations were.Ultimately brilliant? It's a history book, but one that doesn't come across as a history book. Despite being 46 years old, it still has the power to make you think "you bastards" when you read about how the natives were deceived. The text isn't stuffy and it is easy to follow the relationships between individuals and time scales, despite the fact the each chapter refers to different tribes. There is some overlapping of tribes and individuals in the whole timeline, so it isn't difficult to follow. The book brings to life the individual characters and explains how the natives actually helped the first white settlers, when the arrived in, what is today, the USA.It really is an important book to read if you have any kind of interest in either American history or the history of the western world. I couldn't put itdown, but god did it make me cross.One day Wakan Tanka is going to have his revenge for what the settlers did. I hope I'm not around when it happens.
5.0 out of 5 stars "THE GREAT NATIVE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE"
Just one of the reasons why I bought "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee", is that I find the subject on the indigenous Native American Indian very interesting and sadly, the injustice that was inflicted upon these remarkable unique humans beings. They have (in my opinion), a mystique, aurora and a spiritualism that intrigues me and also, why they were hated, persecuted, exploited and driven from the land of their birth? With the emphasis on extermination, the final solution, cleanse the prairies of their life, spirit, culture and their interpretation of what their land meant to them, not like the white man, the pilgrims, the settlers who came West for a new way of life at the expense of the North American Indian, it was pure greed to all concerned from a Capitalists perspective. However, one could argue, that is exactly what the foundations of the United States of America is built upon, but in reality it was the backs of Americas true Americans. It is one of the most informative, compelling and disturbing books on this particular subject that I have read. Dee Brown, is a master of this genre, as he surveys and navigates through the labyrinth of atrocities, the horrors and the fatalities bestowed upon the tribes of the plains. Dee Brown's narrative is very vivid. He draws on the backdrop of the naked and virgin West, untouched by the innocent red hand of the Indian, and coupled with the invasion of the homesteaders which is stained relentlessly with the bloody soaked hand of mainly Europeans. The Native American by contrast sees their lands as a place of sanctuary, birth, and the plains of plenty, their whole existence depended on the land for their survival. Moreover, the white man looks upon the West as his land and sees the "Indian; as a intruder and wants them exterminated; The book is a revelation and is also startling reminder how cruel mankind was and can be. The Native American Indian was raped of their land, as was their women, their civilisation and culture was sadistically and forcefully removed from them. The cruelty, bestowed upon the Apache, Crow, Sioux, Cheyenne and the Navajo to name just five tribes that habited the American West. Sadly, we have not learnt from past history regarding genocide in the name of progress and development. Therefore, replacing the horse with the Iron Horse, The Telegraph poles with the smoke signals, Tepee with Forts, Bow and Arrows with Rifles and Bison with McDonalds, and finally, Prairie Dogs with Hotdogs. A brilliant read from an extraordinary well informed author.
Indian history
So sad to read this book but necessary to understand the evil the white man brought to Amerika. Everybody should know about that and read it.
a fascinating work
an essential for anyone interested not only in the genocides and massacares against the natives, but history of them also. It takes nuanced way of explanining the battle between the newly settling westerners and indians living there. It's rather a short read as well, it also includes various pictures from the era. Give it a go.
The tragedy of the American Indians
This book should be required reading in US schools. The tragedy that the native Americans lived through began when Columbus landed and never stopped until all their lands had been stolen from them. They endured massacres, displacements, starvation in order for the greed of white men to be satisfied.Highly recommended to anyone interested in US history and who might find here some understanding of what the USA has become.
Painful and shocking
The history written from the perspective of the native Americans, by using eyewitnesses, and official documents.A painful book to read, also one that teaches us some important lessons:The Native Indians teach us to respect nature, not to kill animals except when we need to eat them, and to keep nature intact as much as possible.The also teach us to stay true to your word. Whereas the Europeans took use of the native Americans' holding to their word, the latter learned the bad way that Europeans' promises meant nothing for them. You cannot but respect the native Americans for it.But also: unification brings strength, something the native Americans realised too late. As they were too shattered, too much fighting eachother on their borders, and not taking heed of their breathren's bad luck with the Europeans, they didn't act properly. It was too little too late. Not being unified, not having strong enough leaders to unite, except for a few...while one headchief would sign a peace treaty, some of his followers would take revenge on the Europeans for killing their loved ones...which made the Europeans in turn take revenge...on the chief who signed the peace treaty and had nothing to do with the murderers.The entire storyline is a big regret. People losing their homelands, being displaced, suffering from malnutrition and violent attacks. The last picture in the book completes the sadness: a grey-white picture of an old indian, written under it are his sad words:"They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it."
One of the most important books you'll ever read
I'm not sure how to put into words how important this book is. It took me almost a month to read it because I felt that I had to focus and try to retain everything on the page, it was that engrossing. The book has extensive research, endnotes, a bibliography, and index to make this one of, if not, the best books on the history of Native Americans during the time of the Civil War to about 1890.The chapters are all heartbreaking accounts of the atrocities that Indians were subjected to during the greedy expansion of the United States. I don't need to list all of them, as it would give less weight to their magnitude, but the most horrific chapter for me was Chapter 4 (I think). It's about the massacre at Sand Creek and the brutality of that battle is unreal. I got physically ill as I read each sentence with my heart pounding and breaking with each beat.I can't give this book a thorough review because I think the Kindle version is cumbersome to "flip" around in and give specific examples, but I really recommend this book to everyone who is interested in history and who wants solid accounts of these moments in history. I can't say it's unbiased in the message the author is trying to deliver, but Brown seems to present honest and factual accounts to formulate this narrative.It's a winding road of countless misunderstandings between nations that could have avoided conflict many times, but things like ego, pressure, the media, and public opinion really mucked up a lot of what could have been more peaceful resolutions (if there could be resolutions at all). Since it took me so long to read, I can really only relate a later story about Geronimo finally giving up and returning to a reservation, Standing Rock(?), but when he and his followers got drunk and heard whispers about being hanged or taken to Florida, he went back on his promise to a now-friendly official (Crook?). After a longer period of time, Geronimo finally returned, but brought the burden of transporting stolen livestock with him from Mexico. Like, seriously Geronimo? That's how you're going to return after making a serious mistake after worrying (justifiably though) that you were really going to be treated worse? That event made me disappointed because I can understand both sides, but (Crook?) was kind enough to sell the stolen livestock and return to the earnings to the Mexican government in hopes of them finding their owners. He really bailed Geronimo out of that one.But stories like how Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Big Foot died are so sad because they could have been avoided. Not only were great leaders killed by white people, but mercenary and traitorous Indians also ratted out and killed them as well. But even traitors who helped the US were often later imprisoned, shipped off, and their families died en route to various reservations.There are so many swindling deals in land disputes and so many Indian Affairs agents had conned tribal leaders into signing bad deals. There was a lot of power in a treaty that stated any deal must have 3/4ths of adult Indian signatures, but the government knew how to take advantage of people. It seemed like the final deal in regards to Sitting Bull after his fame, was the one where tribal leaders "wised up" and told officials that they knew the US' plan to meet from tribe to tribe instead of a big council, but in the end, John Grass had convinced people to sign away their land at Standing Rock.There are many stories that are unbelievable, yet you can believe them even in the context of today's political situation. These things happened during a time of great consternation in America and every turn seemed to be a bad one. The quotes that Brown used throughout this book are so impactful and timeless that I'm really compelled to continue learning about the Native Americans. I'm so disheartened with the US's bloody history, but I think it's more important now than maybe it ever has been to study these things and try to make the world a better place, if we still can.Please read this book and let it engross you like it did me. There are many dates, names, and events that are very hard to keep track of, but the author recalls them briefly if someone or something is later mentioned.The only thing I wish was given a modern context with consistency is the naming of Moons, Months, and Seasons because the author will use the Indian name, but less than half the time include parentheses to tell the reader when that actually is. "Moon of the Big Leaves (April)" or "The Moon When Ducks Begin to Fly." Like, when the heck is that? Brown will only sometimes tell you that that special time is August.
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