by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 11, 2024 | horses, Hudson’s Bay Company, infectious diseases, Lakota, Native revival, Navajo, Ned Blackhawk, Nex Perce history, Nez Perce, Nez Perce War, North American Indian, Pacific Northwest Indians
I’ve written before about Ned Blackhawk’s outstanding book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Here’s more. The title itself is revolutionary—“rediscovering” echoing and countering the decades of homage to Columbus for...