What's Wrong With My White People?: Let's Be Fair About Who Invented Our Way of Life

by Dave Patterson

Overview

How did the history of 1492 become so misinterpreted? What happened to teaching generations, past and present, the truth about the many contributions people of the Western Hemisphere provided to our modern-day civilization? Why has society refused to recognize the extraordinary number of gifts the Native Indians gave the world? In telling his story from the perspective of a white colonizer, Dave invites you to share his journey from being misinformed and ignorant to understanding and sharing. You'll learn the truth about advancements the Native Indians brought to our culture such as:

In "What's Wrong With My White People? ..." inspirational speaker, Dave Patterson talks about discovering the truth and how it changed his life forever. He came to the conclusion: What if Europeans and Indians and Africans were peers and co-equals, but then people forgot? After reading this book, you'll be able to move past the guilt from misunderstanding and discover the truth of 1492.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775255017
Publisher:	Patterson and Co.
Publication date:	05/31/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Known as the1492guy, Dave Patterson always leaves his audiences inspired to take action about the "Myths of 1492." Through extensive research he has compiled and organized the real truths of 1492 in a way that is unforgettable to his readers. Dave takes you on a fascinating journey delivered with passion - the same type of conviction that caught his attention in 1999 after first hearing Ray Fadden's message. Dave was driving his car listening to the radio and it was during that moment listening to Ray when something changed in Dave. Since then, his attitude has never been the same. Dave Patterson is convinced if an immediate transformation could happen to him, it could happen to others. He loves and cares for his subject, as well as the people he writes for; that's why his communication is clear, fun, and practical.Get ready to go back in time and gain new perspectives on today's civilization. The experience will have you looking at the amazing pre-Columbian narratives from a positive point of view, as Dave fills in critical knowledge gaps left by our mainstream education. Without going back to a point of origin and correcting many misconceptions, the problem solving and complaint processes of today may be doomed to keep repeating the same errors and flawed solutions. The extra ingredient of de-coding which Dave adds is understanding we as Westerners typically react with guilt and pity. But to this date those feelings haven't worked in bringing about useful change in our societies. Are you prepared to go beyond guilt and pity? When you are ready for a deeper understanding, learn why our approaches haven't worked. Realize exciting new truths awaiting you in Dave Patterson's book, "What's Wrong With My White People?: Let's Be Fair About Who Invented Our Way of Life."

Table of Contents

ABOUT THE COVER 9PREFACE 11SECTION 1LIES and TRUTH 15CHAPTER 1 | Europeans and Indians and Africans Were Peers and Co-Equals, But Then People Forgot 17CHAPTER 2 | When Children Find Out What We Did 27

SECTION 2The EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER of NATIVE INDIAN GIFTS to the WORLD 41CHAPTER 3 | Government 43CHAPTER 4 | Technology 57CHAPTER 5 | Food 77CHAPTER 6 | Health 87

SECTION 3WHOSE CONTINENTS? 97CHAPTER 7 | Eurocentric Views Then and Now 99CHAPTER 8 | Why Not Transform Some Attitudes and Worldviews? 107CHAPTER 9 | The Truth Behind The Indian Legacy 113CHAPTER 10 | What You Can Do 121CHAPTER 11 | Wrap-Up 133

AFTERWORD 135SUGGESTED READING 139ABOUT the1492guy 142

Editorial Reviews

Throughout many decades of my life I have heard the words of my late father, Ray Fadden. During his passionate presentations about First Nations’ history, culture, and realities he had presented to his listeners many facts that were unknown to his audience. Dave Patterson has picked up my father’s torch to show light upon this topic in his book, and through his lectures. My father would be pleased.

— JOHN FADDEN

Artist, storyteller, curator at the

Six Nations Indian Museum in Onchiota, New York

“Our (‘Westerners’) relationship with the peoples who first inhabited the Americas is tortured, to say the least. Dave Patterson has the key, though: see these first peoples of the Americas not as backward primitives to conquer or pity but as peers who have taught and given us much of what we honour as the bedrock of our world.”

— MICHAEL EHLING

Toronto, Canada

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