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This book was banned in 1974

Am I missing something or fact below is not reflected in the page: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown, 1970 Subtitled “An Indian History of the American West,” this book tells the history of United States growth and expansion into the West from the point of view of Native Americans. This book was banned by a school district official in Wisconsin in 1974 because the book might be polemical and they wanted to avoid controversy at all costs. “If there’s a possibility that something might be controversial, then why not eliminate it,” the official stated." (from http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica) Dron007 (talk) 00:04, 6 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which Tribes he focussed on

Currently the article says: "In his narrative, Brown primarily discusses such tribes as the Navajo Nation, Santee Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota, Oglala Lakota, Cheyenne, and Apache people. He touches more lightly upon the subjects of the Arapaho, Modoc, Kiowa, Comanche, Nez Perce, Ponca, Ute, and Minneconjou Lakota tribes."

I think this is quite inaccurate: The Navajo get exactly one chapter, which fully focusses on them. But so do the Modoc, Nez Percé and Ute. The Arapaho and especially Minneconjou Lakota get quite a bit of attention as well being mentioned across many chapters, and I doubt the Santee are mentioned as much as either of these tribes. But maybe we can just leave out such a two tier hierarchy? Eqalussuaq (talk) 00:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]