Tag Archives: Nick Estes

Revelations about the Revolution: The Freedom to Steal Land from “Merciless Indian savages” was Key to the Declaration of Independence

My essay, published this morning (July 4, 2024) by Native News Online and Yahoo News, explores a central thesis in Ned Blackhawk’s award-winning book, The Rediscovery of American – that the American Revolution was primarily motivated by the desire to … Continue reading

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Photo essay: An Oceti Sakowin road trip with Nick Estes’ book, ‘Our History is the Future’

I just got back from a road trip through the lands of the Oceti Sakowin. My traveling companions were my 29-yr old son and Nick Estes, in the sense that we had his 2019 book Our History is the Future: … Continue reading

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