Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

(1938) essayist United States

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 1938) was a United States essayist, known for An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States.

About Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is an American historian, writer, professor, and activist based in San Francisco. Born in Texas, she grew up in Oklahoma and is a social justice and feminist activist. She has written numerous books including Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra Years (2005), Red Dirt: Growing up Okie (1992), and An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (2014). She is professor emerita in Ethnic Studies at California State University.

Known for:

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Notable works:

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Awards:

American Book Awards

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