The Elders Wrote: An anthology of early prose by North American Indians, 1768-1931

by Bernd C. Peyer (Editor), Samson Occom (Contributor), Joseph Johnson (Contributor)

SAMSON OCCOM, A Short Narrative of My Life
JOSEPH JOHNSON, Letter from J-h J--n, One of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians, to His Countryman, Moses Paul, Under Sentence of Death, in New-Haven Gaol
HENDRICK AUPAUMUT, History of the Muh-he-con-nuk Indians
ELIAS BOUDINOT, An Address to the Whites
WILLIAM APES, An Indian's Looking-Glass for the White Man
JOHN ROSS, To the Senate and House of Representatives
MARIS B. PIERCE, Address on the Present Condition and Prospects of the Aboriginal Inhabitants of North America
MAUNGWUDAUS, An Account of the Chippewa Indians, Who Have Been Traveling Among the Whites, in the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Belgium
GEORGE COPWAY, The American Indians
THOMAS COMMUCK, Sketch of the Brothertown Indians
PETER JACOBS, Peter Jacob's History of Himself
PETER JONES, The Former and Present Condition of the North American Indians
SARAH WINNEMUCCA, The Pah-Utes
SIMON POKAGON, The Future of the Red Man
ANDREW J. BLACKBIRD, The Indian Problem, from the Indian's Standpoint
FRANCIS LA FLESCHE, An Indian Allotment
GERTRUDE BONNIN, Why I Am a Pagan
CHARLES A. EASTMAN, First Impressions of Civilization
JOHN M. OSKISON, Remaining Causes of Indian Discontent
SHERMAN COOLIDGE, The Function of the Society of American Indians
CARLOS MONTEZUMA, What Indians Must Do
ARTHUR C. PARKER, The Social Elements of the Indian Problem
CHIEF STANDING BEAR, The Tragedy of the Sioux.

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Bernd C. Peyer lectures at the Center for North American Studies and Research at the Goethe University at Frankfort, Germany.