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Hawaii: 1778–1958, From Western Discovery to Statehood - J. Gerlach
Hawaii tells the story of an uncharted melting pot of cultures, homogenized and "conquered" by the United States. It traces Hawaii's path from an undisturbed island chain to its current statehood, where only 10% of the population is Native Hawaiian.

The Simple History Series are intended to be informative and entertaining for interested readers of all ages. In an effort to provide a simple pict...
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"¡Nos Quitan Nuestros Trabajos!": y 20 mitos más sobre la inmigración - Aviva Chomsky
Spanish edition of They Take Our Jobs!.

Aviva Chomsky desmantela veinte de las suposiciones y creencias más comunes subyacentes en afirmaciones como "no estoy contra la inmigración, sino contra la inmigración ilegal." A la vez desafia la desinformación utilizando una prosa clara y directa. Mientras politicos y expertos enardecen los resentimientos contra los inmigra...
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From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia: Class Struggle, Indigenous Liberation, and the Politics of Evo Morales - Jeffery R. Webber
Evo Morales rode to power on a wave of popular mobilizations against the neoliberal policies enforced by his predecessors. Yet many of his economic policies bear striking resemblance to the status quo he was meant to displace. Based in part on dozens of interviews with leading Bolivian activists, Jeffery R. Webber examines the contradictions of Morales' first term in office.
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Lakota Woman - Mary Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes
Excellent book! Now in a new edition!

Mary Brave Bird grew up fatherless in a one-room cabin, without running water or electricity, on a South Dakota reservation. Rebelling against the aimless drinking, punishing missionary school, narrow strictures for women, and violence and hopelessness of reservation life, she joined the new movement of tribal pride sweeping Native American communities in the six...
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Nez Perce Indians - John Gerlach
In part eight of The Simple history zine series, J. Gerlach takes a good hard look at the Nez Perce Indians, also known as the Nimiipuu (or "the real people.") Over the course of 48 heavily illustrated pages we see the Nez Perce not as cigar store caricatures but as walking, talking, flesh and blood human beings with an ethical culture and a strong desire for freedom and autonomy. One of the tribes oft igno...
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Forbidden Sacraments: The Survival of Shamanism in Western Civilization - Donald P. Dulchinos
The indigenous practice of shamanism has been under siege for as long as Western European societies have practiced colonialism and Christian missionary work. Only very recently has there been a backlash condemning the cultural chauvinism that labels indigenous shamanism "primitive." Increasingly, shaman-centered cultures are respected for values of community, environmental consciousness, and first-hand spiri...
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I, Rigoberta Menchu - Rigoberta Menchu
The best-selling account of the life of Latin American peasant woman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered b...
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Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence - Leanne Simpson
Many promote Reconciliation as a new way for Canada to relate to Indigenous Peoples. In Dancing on Our Turtle's Back activist, editor (of This is Not an Honour Song!), and educator Leanne Simpson asserts reconciliation must be grounded in political resurgence and must support the regeneration of Indigenous languages, oral cultures, and traditions of governance.

Simpson explores philosop...
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Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict Between Global Conservation and Native Peoples - Mark Dowie
Since 1900, more than 108,000 officially protected conservation areas have been established worldwide, largely at the urging of five international conservation organizations. About half of these areas were occupied or regularly used by indigenous peoples. Millions who had been living sustainably on their land for generations were displaced in the interests of conservation. In Conservation Refugees, Ma...
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San Juan Copala: dominacion política y resistencia popular - Francisco Lopez Barcenas
La región triqui baja, ubicada en el entronque de la Mixteca alta y la baja en el poniente del estado de Oaxaca, es un área de valles, laderas y quebradas. Rodeada de bosques, regada por ríos y riachuelos, con abundantes lluvias buena parte del año, sus tierras son fértiles, y los colores verdes predominan; camotes, hierbas y raíces silvestres que crecen en los monte...
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