Weaving together cultural, environmental, economic, religious, and agricultural history with archaeology, linguistics, and anthropology in his promising new monograph, scholar Daniel Richter examines how Native Americans perceived of their own lives, religion, society, and culture both prior to European contact as well as in the aftermath prior to 1836. Daniel Richter proffers a work that encourages readers to reorient their historical vision so that they can see the waves of European adventurers, missionaries, and colonists from the perception of the subaltern Native Americans rather than articulating a narrative from a Eurocentric perception. Richter constructs his narrative through six chapters Continue reading...