Why are there so few written history records by Native Americans?

by Confused_AF_Help

I know there exist some, but compared to European and Asian history records, Native American records are really rare for a civilization of such scale.

jschooltiger

Hi there! While you wait for a more comprehensive answer to your question, you may be interested in these older posts about indigenous sources and an indigenous approach to doing history:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5tu3ph/monday_methods_an_indigenous_approach_to_history/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8jf834/monday_methods_indigenous_sources_reconciling/