DEE BROWN

BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED

KNEE

The International High School at

Lafayette
American History
Unite 2- The Native American Issues
U.S History
Mr. Joel
Mudgette and Adonis
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
The Author:

 Brown live from 1908-2002

 Beside being a writer he also worked has a
Liberian assistant for the U.S department.
 Later on became a science professor

 He write this book because he want to teach

people History in another perspectives
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
 The Book
 Bury my heart at wounded knee is a national
best seller published in 1970
 The main idea of the book is the History about
Native American. It begins, when Columbus
arrive in the U.S and named the Americans
“Indians”.
 The author wrote the book because he want to
expressed the American Indian perspectives of
injustices and also betrayals of the U.S
Governments.
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
 The Book’s Words

A selected quotation from the book is “ I

shall not be here/I shall rise and pass/Bury
My Heart At Wounded Knee means that if
we don’t tell the story it will be lost.
 Bury My Heart at wounded Knee is a
History book presenting different
perspectives about the history of Native
American in nineteenth century.
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KNEE
 The Reaction:

 Despite many acceptance by journalists and the general

public, scholars, the books was selected to present a
particular point of view, rather then being balanced.
 Brown’s intention was to present the history of the
settlement of the West from the point of view of the
Indians, "its victims”.
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KNEE
 The Effect on Policy

 The American Government didn’t want to admit

that the Native American had a lifestyle, culture
and tradition.
 Brown point of view was to express and to tell
that the Native American did have a society.
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
 The Book Today

 40years later people it still remember the book

notional best seller and it had been translate in
17 languages.
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
 The Author Last Words:

 “I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my

heart sick when I remember all the good words and
broken promises”.
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED
KNEE
Question

How does Dee Brown’s perspectives of

Native American differ from other
perspectives of Native Americans?