Native Nations

“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

“Extraordinary . . . Native Nations offers no less than a new interpretation of Native history and explains why over 500 Native nations continue to exist within the boundaries of the present-day United States.”—Lynton Prize Judges

“A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history . . . DuVal foregrounds Native perspectives, Native purposes, and the enduring strength of Native nations.”—The New York Times Review of Books

“Both majestic in scope and intimate in tone. . . . No single volume can adequately depict the gamut of Indigenous cultures, but DuVal’s comes close.”—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

“This is, to put it simply, a magnificent book.”—Missouri Historical Review

“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 . . .”—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