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ERIC Number: EJ455234
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-5945
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Hello Columbus. America Was No Paradise in 1492.
Royal, Robert
Policy Review, n62 p44-49 Fall 1992
Argues that, in the current portrayal of Columbus' arrival in America, American Indians have become the new heroes and models to be imitated. Discusses the native peoples and their societies at the time of Columbus including diversity among peoples, development of civilizations, view of the cosmos, and political development. (JB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Environmental Influences, Imperialism, Latin American History, North American History, Political Attitudes, Religious Factors, Tribes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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