This is a report of a visit to the Great Sioux Reserve in Dakota by Herbert Welsh on behalf of the Indian Rights Association. It covers Welsh's observations and impressions of the conditions of the Sioux people and their struggles for survival. The report is an important historical document on the Native American experience and the struggle for indigenous rights in the late 19th century. It is intended for students and scholars of Native American history.

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