Cited year-by-year, the events highlight important and interesting moments in Indian history -- both those well-known to any student of American history and those largely unfamiliar to most general readers. These include significant wars and battles, federal Indian policies and reactions to them, legal rulings, individual achievements, protests, migrations, religious movements, and more. Sidebar quotes throughout the book provide an inside look at people's feelings on and perceptions of important events.

Chapters cover:
-- Before 1492: Emergence
-- 1492-1606: Strangers Arrive
-- 1607-1775: Natives and Newcomers
-- 1776-1829: Surviving in Early America
-- 1830-1865: The Removal Era
-- 1866-1890: From Resistance to Reservations
-- 1891-1933: The Dispossession Years
-- 1934-1968: On the Road to Self-Determination
-- 1969-1979: Protest and Revitalization
-- 1980-the Present: Into the Future