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  • Native American History

  • A History from Beginning to End
  • By: Hourly History
  • Narrated by: Mike Nelson
  • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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Native American History

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Narrated by: Mike Nelson
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Until surprisingly recently, most history books noted that America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. The truth was that by the time that Columbus arrived in America, people had been living there for more than 12,000 years. During this time, the indigenous people of North America lived without contact with other continents. Different groups developed separate and distinct ways of life, cultures, and societies but all shared one common characteristic: They relied on the land to provide them with food, and they developed a series of religions that, while separate, shared a respect for nature and imbued many animals and natural features with spiritual characteristics. These beliefs, combined with the fact that most of these societies were relatively primitive compared to those emerging in other parts of the world, meant that the Native Americans were able to live in harmony with the natural world. These people had sophisticated and complex belief systems, but they built no cities, no wheeled vehicles, and developed nothing beyond the most basic written language. Although many millions of people lived in North America, their impact on the landscape and the natural systems was minimal.

Then, abruptly, white settlers arrived, bringing with them new technologies and weapons, new religions, and an indifference towards nature. They also brought with them diseases to which the Native Americans had never before been exposed. Within 200 years, the Native American population dwindled to a fraction of what it had been; the survivors were herded onto reservations on which they could not follow their traditional ways of life and where they were denied the most basic human rights.

Inside you will hear about...

  • The emergence of Native American peoples and cultures
  • Life before the white men
  • European settlers arrive
  • Early wars in America
  • American expansion
  • Ghost dancing and the Wounded Knee Massacre
  • And much more!

Only in the 20th century did the population of Native American people begin to recover, and only then did the general population of America begin to regard these cultured and sophisticated people as anything but savages. This is the story of the gradual rise, sudden destruction, and slow recovery of the native people of North America.

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Native American History review by Glen STINNETT

General Custer mercilessly led American troops to abuse and kill Native Americans incorrectly referred to as immigrants from India.

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And we call ourselves civilized!

What a shame it is for me a white man to hear about minority treatment.

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The research supporting this text appears to be a generation or more out of date.

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my native American people were here. others join

this info Is out dated. our native American people have beengere for over 30,000 yrs. Bering strait was 20,000 to 16,000 bce. they joined us yes. they were us. NO! they have found artifacts proving we have been here for over 30,000 yrs. up date this audiobook.

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