Part I. Putting Indians into American history
Listening to Indians: a commentary / by Clifford Trafzer
Tecumseh, the greatest Indian
The Hudson's Bay Company and the American Indians
"A most satisfactory council"
The last stand of Chief Joseph
Part II. Indians and the natural world
Native endurance: a connection to place: a commentary / by Jaime Pinkham
Cornplanter, can you swim? The Native Americans' fight to hold onto their land base
"Like giving heroin to an addict": the reassertion of Native American water rights
The great northwest fishing war
Part III. The miracle of Indian survival
Let's make the deal: Indian country's history of success: a commentary / by Mark Trahant
The American Indian and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
The historical and cultural context of White-Native American conflicts
"You are on Indian land!".