Profiles ten Native American authors, discussing what shaped their careers and styles and how their Native heritage plays in to their literary creations. Also explores the general evolution of Native American education and contains complete lists of each author's works.

Sherman Alexie (Spokane and Coeur D'Alene) -- Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe) -- Joseph Boyden (Ojibwe) -- N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa and Cherokee) -- Marilyn Dumont (Cree and Métis) -- Tomson Highway (Cree) -- Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki) -- Maria Campbell (Métis) -- Nicola Campbell (Interior Salish of Nle7kempx (Thompson) and Nsilx (Okanagan)/Métis) -- Tim Tingle (Chicksaw and Choctaw).