Our Way: A Parallel History - Paperback

by Julie Cajune (Editor)

Our Way: A Parallel Historydispels the myths, stereotypes, and absence of information about American Indian, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian people in the master narrative of US history. For most of American history, stories of the country's Indigenous Peoples were either ignored or told by outsiders. This book corrects these errors, exploring the ways in which Indigenous cultures from every corner of the nation have influenced American society from the past into the present, reminding the reader that they have both shaped the US and continue to play a vital role in its story.

Significantly, Our Way: A Parallel Historyis a collaboration of Native scholars representing more than ten Indigenous nations, sharing their histories and their cultures. Each contributor, either an affiliate of an institution of higher education or a prominent Native leader, provides the reader with an inside account of tribal culture and heritage. The result is a comprehensive resource restoring the histories of Indigenous Peoples and their nations to their rightful place in the story of America.

Author Biography

Julie holds a master's degree in education from Montana StateUniversity-Billings. After several years of classroom teaching on herhome reservation, Julie began developing tribal history materials andcurriculum and served as her Tribe's Education Director. Julie hascollaborated with Indigenous scholars, knowledge keepers, artists, andmusicians, as well as elders and poets to produce materials in a varietyof media including DVDs--Stories from a Nation Within, Art and Identity, Remembering the Songs, andInside Anna's Classroom-- and children's books--Gift of the BitterrootandHuckleberries, Buttercups and Celebrations, and a variety of other publications

Julie is a recipient of the national Milken Educator Award, the Montana Governor's Humanities Award, and two Lifetime Achievement Awards. She continues her work to add Native voices to the master narrative of American history.