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xanthidium t1_iyyz3bb wrote

Reply to comment by carlitobradlin in How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? by electricdresses

Empire of the Summer Moon, while a good secondary source in that it compiles many other sources, is a very problematic book and not a reliable source for the Indigenous point of view on any aspect of American history.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianCountry/comments/wfqce0/empire_of_the_summer_moon/

https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/boneheaded-errors-ruin-nyt-bestseller-about-comanche-leader

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Not_just_bikes t1_iz27z2e wrote

Neither one of those sound at all in any way objective

Sounds like they just didn’t like the way Native American tribes were shown rather than having actual factual errors to point out

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