San Antonio College Library

Collection of statements by North and South American Indians, recorded in documents, letters, books and speeches, of their views and impressions of the white man's way of life. Each quotation is put in context by introductory text. The Indians' trenchant, vivid, insightful comments reveal strong perceptive reactions to the events they witnessed, and demonstrate their presence of mind even in the face of genocide. They are at once testimony and judgment....

To be used by researchers, this specialized supplement to the general "Guide to the National Archives of the United States" (1974) employs an historical approach to describe pre-federal, federal, and non-federal holdings relating to American Indians. Included are Continental Congress and Revolutionary War records. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs are subdivided according to its various divisions such as law and probate, forestry, health, Alaska,...