"An essential American history . . . Examining both past and present from an indigenous rather than a European perspective, [Kathleen] DuVal fuses a millennium of Native American history into a thought-provoking, persuasive whole."
--The Wall Street Journal "Both majestic in scope and intimate in tone. . . . No single volume can adequately depict the gamut of Indigenous cultures, but DuVal's comes close. . . .
Native Nations belongs on the same shelf as Blackhawk's magisterial work and Charles Mann's
1491."
--Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Sweeping and important . . . [a] nuanced and satisfying overview of America's Native past . . . It is hard to imagine a more learned and humane guide to the last thousand years of this story than DuVal."
--American Scholar "An indispensable guide to the epic history of Native North America."
--Caroline Dodds Pennock, author of On Savage Shores "A revelatory account of the power and influence of Indigenous peoples in North America."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"prodigiously researched and enlightening."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Conducting us skillfully on this journey through a perilous history fraught with colonial violence, DuVal brings the reader finally to a hopeful and resurgent Native present."
--Nicole Eustace, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Covered with Night "An exemplary model of how Native American history should be written."
--Brooke M. Bauer, author of Becoming Catawba "A page-turner . . . DuVal offers us a new chronology of early America."
--Anne F. Hyde, author of Born of Lakes and Plains "
Native Nations is a powerful story of Indigenous peoples' continued survival, resistance, and strength. . . . Even the most expert reader is likely to learn something new."
--Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr., author of Beyond Slavery's Shadow "A stunning achievement."
--Sarah M. S. Pearsall, author of Polygamy: An Early American History "A vital new history leading to today's more than five hundred Native nations in the United States."
--Andrés Reséndez, author of The Other Slavery "
Native Nations provides a new way of understanding the long sweep of Native American history."
--Daniel K. Richter, author of Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts "sensible, lucid, and wide-ranging . . . DuVal recounts a sobering yet remarkable history of survival despite sweeping efforts to destroy Native peoples."
--Alan Taylor, author of American Republics: A Continental History, 1783-1850 "While much of the history written about Native American people has focused on white experiences . . . DuVal focuses on the growth and change of Indigenous polities and cultures."
--Anton Treuer, author of The Cultural Toolbox
