A serious though often bitingly funny examination of the trials and tribulations of the Native American peoples at the hands of advancing white society and Manifest Destiny.

There's a line about gun control that's heartbreakingly still relevant.

Appreciated the humor, and the perspectives offered.

13/75 in 2022 Mama Reading Goals

I read this book in 2024 and thought it was a little bit dated and thought it may have been written a couple of years ago... Only to realize once I finished it that it was written in 1969. Stunning how much of this is still so relevant.

Although the book is nearly 50 years old much of it is still painfully relevant. I agree with the blurb on the back says it should be required reading for all Americans. Now I have to go and read up on what has changed since he wrote it.

Extremely interesting read. I really enjoyed reading about his views on the black power and civil rights movements, which came from a totally different perspective than I've ever heard before. Deloria's views on anthropologists are particularly scathing, and the chapter on Indian humor was hilarious and a treat. It's a very insightful book, a fascinating look at a contentious issue and period in history, and definitely a must read.

Honestly, I don’t even know how to rate this read because my pea-brain could not keep up... I lack overall knowledge on the subject of Native-American struggles in specific timelines/dates, so it was really hard for me to keep track of what was being talked about—even when I was interested in what was being said on the page the moment I was reading it. Obviously a big takeaway is f*ck the US, f*ck the colonizers—which I 100% am behind. But I know there was more to grasp. I feel like I would benefit much more by reading analysis of this novel because my intellectual capabilities to read this and develop an understanding, let alone an opinion, is seriously lacking.

If you really want to learn more about US Govt-Indian Tribe relations, this book is for you. It was billed as funny, but I didn't think that was true except for the Indian Humor chapter... it can be quite dry.