“Native American Speakers of the Eastern Woodlands. Selected Speeches and Critical Analyzes” (2001, Greenwood Press) by Barbara Alice Mann who edited the collection of essays by various authors, is an important book for those wishing to approach the cultural knowledge of the history of native to America without the prejudices of the unique perspective of white colonizers (English, French, Spanish).
The peculiarity of the volume is that each essay includes the original document (translated and printed) of the voice of the natives thus contributing not only to a greater fidelity to history, but also a more fruitful knowledge of values, of the way of thinking, of social and human categories of Indian thought (in this specific case, with reference to the different tribes that originally lived in the Eastern Woodlands).
Anthologies of Native American orators typically focus on the rhetoric of western speakers but overlook the contributions of Eastern speakers, while in this book it is possible to analyze the official documents written by the Indians themselves.
A great importance is given in the text to the roles women played both as speakers themselves and as creators of the speeches delivered by the men. That of women is usually a role completely neglected by the European culture that deals with these issues.
Finally, most anthologies mine only English-language sources, ignoring the fraught records of the earliest Spanish conquistadors and French adventurers. This collection of essays fills all these gaps and also challenges the conventional assumption that Native thought had little or no impact on liberal perspectives and critiques of Europe. Essays are arranged so that the speeches progress chronologically to reveal the evolving assessments and responses to the European presence in North America, from the mid-sixteenth century to the twentieth century.
This book provides a new perspective in the studies about of the history, culture, and oratory of eastern Native Americans. Speeches represent the full range of the woodland east and are taken from primary sources.

“Native American Speakers of the Eastern Woodlands. Selected Speeches and Critical Analyses” (2001,Greenwood Press) by Barbara Alice Mann che ha curato la raccolta di saggi di vari autori, è un libro importante per chi desideri approcciare la conoscenza culturale della storia dei nativi in America senza i pregiudizi dell’unica prospettiva dei colonizzatori bianchi (inglesi, francesi, spagnoli).
La particolarità del volume è che ogni saggio include il documento originario (tradotto e stampato) della voce dei nativi contribuendo in tal modo non solo a una maggiore fedeltà verso la Storia, ma anche una più proficua conoscenza dei valori, del modo di pensare, delle categorie sociali e umane del pensiero Indiano (nel caso specifico, in riferimento alle diverse tribù che in origine vivevano nelle Eastern Woodlands).
Anthologies of Native American orators typically focus on the rhetoric of western speakers but overlook the contributions of Eastern speakers, mentre in questo libro è possibile analizzare i documenti ufficiali scritti dagli Indiani stessi.
A great importance è data nel testo al roles women played both as speakers themselves and as creators of the speeches delivered by the men. Quello delle donne, di solito, è un ruolo completamente trascurato dalla cultura Europea che tratta di questi temi.
Finally, most anthologies mine only English-language sources, ignoring the fraught records of the earliest Spanish conquistadors and French adventurers. This collection of essays fills all these gaps and also challenges the conventional assumption that Native thought had little or no impact on liberal perspectives and critiques of Europe. Essays are arranged so that the speeches progress chronologically to reveal the evolving assessments and responses to the European presence in North America, from the mid-sixteenth century to the twentieth century.
This book provides a new perspective in the studies about of the history, culture, and oratory of eastern Native Americans. Speeches represent the full range of the woodland east and are taken from primary sources.