After One Hundred Winters : In Search of Reconciliation on America's Stolen Lands

**A necessary reckoning with America’s troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people** __After One Hundred Winters__ confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and asks what reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted history. In this timely and urgent book, settler historian Margaret Jacobs tells the stories of the individuals and communities who are working together to heal historical wounds—and reveals how much we have to gain by learning from our history instead of denying it. Jacobs traces the brutal legacy of systemic racial injustice to Indigenous people that has endured since the nation’s founding. Explaining how early attempts at reconciliation succeeded only in robbing tribal nations of their land and forcing their children into abusive boarding schools, she shows that true reconciliation must emerge through Indigenous leadership and sustained relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that are rooted in specific places and histories. In the absence of an official apology and a federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ordinary people are creating a movement for transformative reconciliation that puts Indigenous land rights, sovereignty, and values at the forefront. With historical sensitivity and an eye to the future, Jacobs urges us to face our past and learn from it, and once we have done so, to redress past abuses. Drawing on dozens of interviews, __After One Hundred Winters__ reveals how Indigenous people and settlers in America today, despite their troubled history, are finding unexpected gifts in reconciliation. "A necessary reckoning with America's troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people, After One Hundred Winters confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and asks what reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted history. In this timely and urgent book, settler historian Margaret Jacobs tells the stories of the individuals and communities who are working together to heal historical wounds-and reveals how much we have to gain by learning from our history instead of denying it. Jacobs traces the brutal legacy of systemic racial injustice to Indigenous people that has endured since the nation's founding. Explaining how early attempts at reconciliation succeeded only in robbing tribal nations of their land and forcing their children into abusive boarding schools, she shows that true reconciliation must emerge through Indigenous leadership and sustained relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that are rooted in specific places and histories. In the absence of an official apology and a federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ordinary people are creating a movement for transformative reconciliation that puts Indigenous land rights, sovereignty, and values at the forefront. With historical sensitivity and an eye to the future, Jacobs urges us to face our past and learn from it, and once we have done so, to redress past abuses. Drawing on dozens of interviews, After One Hundred Winters reveals how Indigenous people and settlers in America today, despite their troubled history, are finding unexpected gifts in reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher

A necessary reckoning with America's troubled history ofinjustice to Indigenous people After One HundredWinters confronts the harsh truth that the United States wasfounded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and askswhat reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted history. Inthis timely and urgent book, settler historian Margaret Jacobstells the stories of the individuals and communities who areworking together to heal historical wounds-and reveals how much wehave to gain by learning from our history instead of denying it.Jacobs traces the brutal legacy of systemic racial injustice toIndigenous people that has endured since the nation's founding.Explaining how early attempts at reconciliation succeeded only inrobbing tribal nations of their land and forcing their childreninto abusive boarding schools, she shows that true reconciliationmust emerge through Indigenous leadership and sustainedrelationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that arerooted in specific places and histories. In the absence of anofficial apology and a federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission,ordinary people are creating a movement for transformativereconciliation that puts Indigenous land rights, sovereignty, andvalues at the forefront. With historical sensitivity and an eye tothe future, Jacobs urges us to face our past and learn from it, andonce we have done so, to redress past abuses. Drawing on dozens ofinterviews, After One Hundred Winters reveals howIndigenous people and settlers in America today, despite theirtroubled history, are finding unexpected gifts inreconciliation.