This wasn't set in a traditional historical manner but as it progresses, you begin to see the wider image of how Native people across North America have been treated over the last 500 years. He doesn't necessarily attempt to persuade the reader of any specific view, I appreciated his sardonic tone at times and the way he created a narrative using a variety of historical moments that I'd either not heard of or knew very little about. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about Native people and their history in North America in a less traditional way. The way he split his time quite evenly between USA and Canada, highlighting their similarities and showing what many choose to wilfully ignore. This book covers a variety of topics from hollywood's misrepresentation of Natives, to the various broken treaties, forced assimilation, wars, genocides, the repercussions of the mandatory residential schools just to name a few.