This is the first book to record the story of all Indians, as they affected each other, as they affected the white man-and as the white man, in turn, affected the Indian. As John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, says in his introduction to this volume, "When we forget great contributors to our American History-when we neglect the heroic past of the American Indian-we thereby weaken our own heritage. We need to remember the contributions our forefathers found here and from which they borrowed liberally."

Published in 1973 under title: The Last Americans: the Indian in American culture.

Introduction / John F. Kennedy -- People of the dawn -- Feathered gods and priests -- Empires of the sun -- People of peace -- King of the world -- War in the forest -- The anvil of America -- The dispossessed -- The image makers -- Kayakers and cannibal dancers -- Beulah land -- The people of dreams -- The last arrow -- Reservations.