Red Earth, White Lies
| Author | Vine Deloria, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Creation beliefs of American Indians |
| Genre | Historical criticism |
| Publisher | Fulcrum Publishing |
Publication date | 1997-08-19 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 1-55591-388-1 |
Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact is a book by Native American author Vine Deloria, originally published in 1995. The book's central theme is to criticize the scientific consensus regarding the history of the Americas and the age of the Earth. He stated that in this book "We will encounter a number of amazing inconsistencies in the manner in which science describes the world we live in and the role it has chosen for American Indians to play in a largely fictional scenario describing prehistoric North America.