An illustrated collection of essays in which Native American people from the cultures of Northern Plains, Tuscarora, Cherokee, Makah, Quechua, and Western Apache, tell the histories and some of the stories of their people.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Stories of the People, on view at the Arts & Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 10 August 1996 - 10 August 1997"--T.p. verso.

Remembering what we have been told / W. Richard West -- Northern plains: the struggle for land and a way of life / George P. Horse Capture -- Tuscarora: keeping the circle of tradition strong / Richard W. Hill, Sr. -- Cherokee: surviving the trail of tears / Charlotte Heth -- Makah: living in harmony / Greig Arnold -- Quechua: the persistence of the Inka world view / Ramiro Matos, Jorge Flores Ochoa -- Western Apache: resistance and renewal / Dale Curtis Miles.