Employs a Marxian dialectical methodology regarding the historical role of ethnicity within the context of a capitalist political economy. Provides an example of this perspective by presenting the unity of the subjective and objective elements of what is involved in the decision to be or not to be a Santee. (Author/GC)

Notes that two failings of the book are the short comings in historical coverage, and the lack of integration of anthropological knowledge of the Dakota with the historical narrative. (Author/AM)

Concludes that black slavery-including slave codes-among the Cherokees was very similar to the institution in the Southern United States. This is not surprising since the Cherokees identified economically, politically, and socially with the South more than any other group. (Author/AM)

The anthropologist notes that the book is flawed by awkward writing and careless recording of native terms, while the Indian observes that the book presents a colorless account of a vibrant people whose adjustment to an invading Caucasian culture still left them with a sense of humor. (Author/AM)

Considers the political and economic aspects of the Dakota Indians in Saskatchewan. (Author)

These books are representative of the new work in Indian history in the sense that they represent the works of a mixed group of scholars, traditionally trained historians, and scholars who do not fit this label. (Author/AM)

Concludes that far from seeing immediately that English culture was superior the Powhatan adopted only the things that would fit into their aboriginal life style with a minimum of adjustment, and the rest they rejected as being impractical. (Author/AM)