The Standard American History Myth treats American Indians as if they were an obstacle in the way of westward expansion and our inevitable march of progress. But nothing about what the United States did to the Native Americans was inevitable.

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▬Books▬

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (1970)
https://amzn.to/3OS3rWU

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory (2020)
https://amzn.to/3zqtyh2

Rez Life (2012)
https://amzn.to/3w7rYja

Lakota Woman (1990)
https://amzn.to/3ABsARp

The New Trail of Tears: How Washington is Destroying American Indians (2016)
https://amzn.to/3bWIUlh

▬Documentaries▬

Reel Injun (2010)
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We Shall Remain (2009)
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Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools (2016)
https://www.pbs.org/video/unspoken-am...

Incident at Oglala (1992)
https://amzn.to/3yVjygH

In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports (1997)
https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/vid...

More Than a Word: Native American-Based Sports Mascots (2017)
https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/vid...

Pioneering the American Frontier (2015)
https://curiositystream.com/video/1323

Return of the Buffalo - Restoring the Great American Prairie (2017)
https://curiositystream.com/video/6281

▬Movies and TV Shows▬
Pocahontas (1995) - https://amzn.to/3UtFSWJ
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - https://amzn.to/3UbytLN
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - https://amzn.to/3uDIgzG
The Silent Enemy (1930) -    / sk_s6gmb  
Stagecoach (1939) -    • Stagecoach - Movies 1939 - John Ford ...  
Popeye: Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (1938) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkcfwh
Little Big Man (1970) - https://amzn.to/3yU5Uuc
Planet Of The Apes (1968) - https://amzn.to/3fHL0aP
Star Trek: The Original Series; S3E3 "The Paradise Syndrome" (1968) - https://amzn.to/3t3oiwV
Looney Tunes: Horse Hare (1960) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8b...
Sitting Bull (1954) -    • SITTING BULL (1954) | FULL WESTERN MO...  
Dances with Wolves (1990) - https://amzn.to/3UfxxpR
The Lone Ranger (2013) - https://amzn.to/3WyE3JV
Avatar (2009) - https://amzn.to/3FKIfjT
The Book of Boba Fett (2021)

South Park:
S7E7 "Red Man's Greed" (2003)
S21E3 "Columbus Day Special (2017)
S1E13 "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Sl*t" (1998)
S12E6 "Over Logging" (2008)
S13E4 "Pee" (2009)
S4E6 "Cherokee Hair Tampons" (2000)
S15E13 "A History Channel Thanksgiving" (2011)
S14E7 "Crippled Summer" (2010)
S18E1 "Go Fund Yourself" (2014)

Powwow Highway (1989)
Smoke Signals (1998) - https://amzn.to/3uBNZpQ
The New World (2005) - https://amzn.to/3RqvxKw
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - https://amzn.to/3E45UdG

▬Videos▬
Rosebud Wacipi Day 1 Coverage -    • Rosebud Wacipi Day 1 Coverage  
Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar Speech -    • Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar win ...  
Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian (1970) -    • Keep America Beautiful: The Crying In...  
Sioux Ghost Dance -    • Sioux Ghost Dance  
Civilization VI Game Update -    • Civilization VI Game Update - Februar...  
Warcraft 3 Reforged Footage -    • WarCraft 3 Reforged - 1v1 Multiplayer  

PragerU:
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Celebrating Columbus -    • Celebrating Columbus | 5 Minute Video  
Goodbye, Columbus Day -    • Goodbye, Columbus Day | 5 Minute Video  

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0:00 Introduction
5:00 Colonial Period
20:24 Removal Period
39:20 Reservation Period
1:10:38 Allotment Period
1:32:13 Termination Period
1:45:31 Self-Determination Period
1:58:02 Modern Issues
2:18:51 Conclusion

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