Indian Country

“Citing ten important instances where the white man has encroached upon the sacred grounds of Indian tribes, Matthiessen describes how the tragic effects of confrontation are bound to harm both the Indian and the white man. He takes the reader on a journey through the lands of the Miccosukee; Hopi; Cherokee; Mohawks; Yurok and Karuk of the Pacific Northwest; Lakota; Chumash; Paiute, Shoshone and the Ute of the Great Basin; and Navajo of ‘Big Mountain.’ In each case, irrevocable destruction by the white man threatens the Indian’s land and culture. With absorbing detail, Matthiessen offers us a vision of lands and peoples whom we ignore at our own peril.”