Why read Custer Died for Your Sins?

Book cover of Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

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In his new preface to this paperback edition, the author observes, "The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again." Indeed, it seems that each generation of whites and Indians will have to read and reread…

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1 author picked Custer Died for Your Sins as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Stephen L. Pevar

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Vine Deloria, Jr., was one of the most influential Native American authors, and this is one of his most significant books. I was greatly moved by Mr. Deloria’s candid discussion of how white people screwed the Indians.

Mr. Deloria not only gives numerous illustrations of wrongdoing, but the book contains a section on how white people can try to make amends. Although this book is now 50 years old, it is a major contribution to American Indian literature. It helped shape my thinking about how our country has treated (and mistreated) Native Americans.

From Stephen's list on rights of Indian tribes and their members.