The poems in this book speak, as members of the First Nations might speak them, of the cultures, values, and experiences of many tribes, the Achumawi, Atsugewi, Bear River, Cupe o, Hupa, Kato, Karuk, Klamath, Konkow, Kumeyaay, Luise o, Maidu, Miwok, Mohave, Modoc, Nisenan, Nomlaki, Pomo, Paiute, Quechan, Shasta, Wintu, Wiyot, Yuki, Yurok, and Yokuts.