Episode 8: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not “a Nation of Immigrants”

Send us a textJohn Professor Jeffrey Sachs and highly acclaimed author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, to discuss her latest novel, Not “A Nation of Immigrants.”   Together they discuss settler colonialism, white supremacy, and the history of erasure and exclusion in the United States while urging the audience to embrace a more complex and honest history, which has typically been left out of traditional American textbooks. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.FootnotesAn Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United StatesImmigration to the USSettler Colonialism First Immigration Act  - Chinese Exclusion Act Northwest Territory Andrew Jackson Irish Catholic Immigration to AmericaAgrarian Civilizations  John Smith Alexander Hamilton Slave Labor Sugar Plantations in the Caribbean Marriage of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton A Fiscal Military State From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 24 November 1801Doctrine of Discovery City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New YorkEthnic Cleansing in the US ⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org 🎉 Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! 📣 Leave a rating and tell us what you thought about this episode!

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