"All the real Indians died off": and 20 other myths about Native Americans

All the real Indians died off

Indians were the first immigrants to the western hemisphere

Columbus discovered America

Thanksgiving proves the Indians welcomed the pilgrims

Indians were savage and warlike

Indians should move on and forget the past

Europeans brought civilization to the backward Indians

The United States did not have a policy of genocide

US presidents were benevolent or at least fair-minded toward Indians

The only real Indians are full-bloods, and they are dying off

The United States gave Indians their reservations

Indians are wards of the state

Sports mascots honor Native Americans

Native American culture belongs to all Americans

Most Indians are on government welfare

Indian casinos make them all rich

Indians are anti-science

Indians are naturally predisposed to alcoholism

What's the problem with thinking of Indian women as princesses or squaws?

Native Americans can't agree on what to be called

Indians are victims and deserve our sympathy.