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Red, Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact (Paperback)

by Vine, Jr. Deloria (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Fulcrum Inc.,US (25 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1555913881
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555913885
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 759,873 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Vine Deloria, a leading native scholar and a uthor of the best selling God is Red, addresses the conflict between mainstream scientific theory about the world and th e ancestral worldview on Native Americans. '


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A challenge to rethink "scientific" theories about the world
Leading Native American scholar and author of the best-selling books God Is Red and Custer Died for Your Sins, Vine Deloria, Jr., addresses the conflict between mainstream scientific theory about the world and the ancestral worldview of Native Americans. Claiming that science has created a largely fictional scenario for American Indians in prehistoric North America, Deloria offers an alternative view of the continent's history as seen through the eyes and memories of Native Americans.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wise, impressive and enlightening, 3 Jun 2009
By Peter Buckley "peter15115" (Dyfed, Wales) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact (Hardcover)
'Red Earth, White lies', published in 1995, gives a Native American perspective on Science as generally received, that is, the origins of mankind, evolution theory, and the so-called worthlessness of 'myth' in shedding light on our common traumatic past.
The question is, how relevant are these teachings? When one considers how so much of what is still accepted as 'fact' serves to manipulate public thinking, suppressing alternatives to current 'politically correct' ideology, and how some academics are prepared to 'revise' history for some narrow, transient benefit, such a book is exceedingly relevant.
Considering the history of repression endured by minorities generally, and Native Americans in particular, it is high time we listened to their voice. For a historical perspective, read 'Bury my heart at Wounded Knee', for a current one, read this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The first honest appraisal of American prehistory., 3 Jan 2000
Vine Deloria, Jr. has done it again. From Beringia to pre-Columbian contacts, from the ludicrous theory that paleo-Indians exterminated the megafauna to questioning the geologic timescale itself and the theory of evolution, Deloria has presented the first honest appraisal of American prehistory. White man's "science" has much to learn from Red man's observations!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing insight into an old theory, 11 Jul 1999
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Vine Deloria Jr. is a true scholar who characteristically approaches his subject with thorough research and disciplined reasoning. Applying geology and precise logic Deloria uncovers some major flaws in the Bering Strait theory. He also points to the fascinating fact that oral histories and legends of Indian nations carry pre-historic events such as major geologic upheavals. In this way, he makes the important point that oral histories should on no account be dismissed. On the other hand, he shows how flawed scientific theories are supported when powerful academics will shut out any new facts or alternate theories just to hold on to their pre-eminence. Even worse, Deloria cites cases where those who dared challenge the authorized theory, can have their careers destroyed. After finding medical pronouncements which contradict each other - ie. margarine is good for you; margarine is bad for you, etc. - it is clear that "science" is an exploratory discipline and that final pronouncements or theories should only be given qualified consideration until all the facts and information are in. This should be kept in mind with the recent speculations regarding the "caucasian" skeletons that have been found on this continent. The political dimensions of "science" are glaringly apparent where some, including scientists, leap to conclusions and use science as a tool for further dispossession of the indigenous nations of the western hemipshere.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cyclic vs. linear thinking
Deloria has done a great job: he tells us white people that things ain't that simple, that linear that is, as we like it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars an intellectual approach to the modern day indian experience
the book marks the struggles of modern indians facing the millenium when science is considered diety. I read it with great criticism. Read more
Published on 12 Jul 1998

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