Article: "The Red Record": The Wallam Olum; The Oldest Native North American

Doug Geroge-Kanentilo
News From Indian Country
10-30-1995
"The Red Record": The Wallam Olum; The Oldest Native North American. History

Translated by David McCutchen; Avery Publishing Group; Garden City Park, NY; 222 pages; $14.95.

One of the arguments used by European colonists to deny this continent's native peoples full recognition as viable, sophisticated and equal cultures was the Indian's apparent lack of recorded history. Labels such as "primitive," "stone age" and "savage" were affixed to our societies making the process of suppression and conversion simple, direct and justifiable.

As the Europeans swept through the Americas their craving for material wealth was insatiable. Since ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!