A first reference that provides insights into both sides of Indian-white relations. Volume I covers events in the Southeastern Woodlands. Subsequent volumes will cover the Northeastern Woodlands, the Great Plains, and the Far West. Heard approaches his subject with reportorial objectivity, weighing evidence carefully…Heard has given special attention to the role of blacks and white women, especially those assimilated into Indian society…Provides brief, objective information on many persons, tribes, and events that the Dictionary of American History…does not cover. - REFERENCE BOOKS BULLETIN Heard handles the problems of bias, conflicting information, and nomenclature well…Provides an astonishing amount of elusive information, including some on women, blacks, and captives. Highly recommended. - CHOICE This superior encyclopedic handbook deserves its position as the first volume of a projected Native American Resources Series. - REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY