Native Americans in the American Revolution: The History We Didn’t Learn

The featured image brings together images of Dr. David Silverman and Adel Aali from the interview, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, alongside the image of Dr. Silverman’s 2026 book, "Chosen and The Damned: Native Americans and the Making of Race in the United States". This interview is available at AARevolution.net

Native Americans and the American Revolution When Americans learn about the Revolutionary War, the story is usually framed as a conflict between the British Empire and the Thirteen Colonies. But this perspective misses one of the biggest players in the war: Native Americans. Militarily, economically, and—most importantly—reluctantly, Native Americans played a pivotal role in the […]