Gretchen M. Bataille is currently at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is co-author of American Indian Women: Telling Their Lives and AmericanIndian Women: A Guide to Research. Laurie Lisa was a contributor to the first edition of Native American Women and holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.

"The strengths of the volume are found in its readable entries, end references, and diverse coverage. A good title for undergraduate programs and large public libraries, and a good general source for both women's and Native American studies." -- Choice"The list of contributors is a veritable who's who of persons working in the field of Native American studies... Overall this volume is exceptional...recommended for academic libraries as well as public and high school libraries that need a new resource in this area." -- Booklist/RBB

• Preface to the First Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgments, Introduction, A—Z Entries, Selected Bibliography, Contributors and Editors, Appendix 1: Entries by Primary Areas of Specialization, Appendix 2: Entries by Decades of Birth, Appendix 3: Entries by State/Province of Birth, Appendix 4: Entries by Tribal Affiliation, Index