Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

3.5 stars I have no idea how the author managed to restrain himself from answering most of the questions with "it's complicated." Indians are such a diverse group with a complex array of histories and experiences that I was a bit surprised anybody would even tackle a project like this. The "Everything......more

This was a very interesting book although I would also suggest a subtitle of "A bunch of things you would never even have thought to ask about or were unaware of". While this book was super informative and I do feel like I have some better understanding of Native American culture and experience I do......more

Native Americans are frequently left out of politics, conversations, culture, and even history, so it was extremely refreshing being able to a read a book devoted to Native issues. The author does a great job of addressing all sorts of questions and topics the reader might have and even explores are......more

The book is short and to the point. It covers a vast array of topics, but what really stuck with me were the questions about sovereignty. While it does give more examples from the Ojibwe culture (which is understandable since the author is most familiar with his own community), there are a lot of me......more

Was a very good book up to the last chapters. The author wanted to visit the sins of the white grandparents unto the parents and the grandchildren. No mention of why supernatural powers are called medicine. No mention of the intertribal wars of the Native Americans. No mention of human sacrifice of......more