Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Harriette Shelton Dover, Lucy Covington, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bea Medicine, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

Contributions by: Donna L. Akers, Daniel Archuleta, Renae M. Bredin, Julia Coates, Theodor Gordon, Richard A. Hanks, Benjamin Jenkins, Joshua Thunder Little, Thomas Long, Michelle Lorimer, Vera Parham, Elvia Rodriguez, Michael Seager, Jeffrey Allen Smith, Shannon Smith, Daniel Stahl-Kovell, Cliff Trafzer, Amanda Wixon, Susan Wood