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The Indigenous Paradigm Of American Indian History
1. Author(s), title, date of reading:
- Miller, Susan. “Native Historians Write Back: The Indigenous Paradigm of American Indian History.” 2009.

2. Main issue(s) raised in book/excerpt/article:
- What’s the point of it? The “writing-back” is the counter from the Indigenous to the Euroamerican narratives and assumptions, where many American Indian intellectuals are opting out of in favor of a historical paradigm. It’s written in a form of sections to face topics such as traditional narratives, sovereignty, and colonization. Also, to provide Indigenous communities with historical narratives, to rally communities to pursue their collective interests, and so on.

3. Conclusions reached by author(s)
- This “writing-back” can be considered

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