The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

"Historian Ned Blackhawk opens The Rediscovery of America with a map of the contiguous United States, overlain with the names of the Indigenous tribes that called each area home. Millions of Native people were living in North America prior to Columbus’ landing in 1492 – but they’ve often been left out of history books and official archives. This engrossing and thought-provoking retelling of five centuries of history won the National Book Award for nonfiction, and it highlights the myriad ways Indigenous people have shaped the United States’ politics, Constitution, diplomacy and culture."