The Great Evil: Christianity, the Bible, and the Native American Genocide

The Great Evil: Christianity, the Bible, and the Native American GenocideIn this account of the history between Indigenous Peoples and the United States government, readers will learn the role of the bible played in the perpetration of genocide, massive land theft, and the religious suppression and criminalization of Native ceremonies and spirituality. Chris Mato Nunpa, a Dakota man, discusses this dishonorable and darker side of American history that is rarely studied, if at all. Out of a number of rationales used to

This is one of the most accomplished and emotionally engaging debuts I have read

embark upon an exhilarating life-journey crowded with colorful

as Renda Dionne Madrigal puts it

the volume's contributors—who are academic and community researchers from Canada

even sacred

uniformed drill routines

Erdrich author of Original Local: Indigenous Foods

“Erdrich’s simple text and delicate pencil illustrations provide a detailed

Telling this story in the voice of his younger self

Beginning Dakota is an invaluable tool for speakers of all levels

many of these prisoners of war learned to write

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