American Indian Life

"Since the science of anthropology has turned to a study of the psychology of primitive peoples, both of the individual and the group, it is only natural that such a book should appear.

Indians of the Northwest Coast

"Although this book is written especially as a guide to the Northwest Coast hall at the American Museum of Natural History, it stands as one of the finest brief accounts of a North American Indian group… This sketch should be of great help to all who seek information on the aboriginal culture of this area, but who have neither the opportunity nor the need of dealing with the original sources.

Nordwest Amerikanische Indianerkunst

"Much theory has been propounded on the subject of primitive art but until there are more books like Leonhard Adam's 'Indianerkunst' dealing with a specific type of art, correct generalizations are impossible.

Native Houses of Western North America

"In two small volumes published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, Dr. Waterman and his collaborators have rendered the valuable service of bringing together and systematizing our knowledge of native houses.

American Indian Life

"Since the science of anthropology has turned to a study of the psychology of primitive peoples, both of the individual and the group, it is only natural that such a book should appear.

Nordwest Amerikanische Indianerkunst

"Much theory has been propounded on the subject of primitive art but until there are more books like Leonhard Adam's 'Indianerkunst' dealing with a specific type of art, correct generalizations are impossible.

Native Houses of Western North America

"In two small volumes published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, Dr. Waterman and his collaborators have rendered the valuable service of bringing together and systematizing our knowledge of native houses.

Lore and Legends of the Klamath River Indians

"In the laudable desire to create an appreciation for the native traditions of these people, the author has indulged in entirely too much sentiment and near pidgin English. In relating the stories an artificial setting is used to introduce them and this together with the interdispersal of elements of folklore destroys the unity of the tale.

Honne, the Spirit of the Chehalis

"This collection of Chehalis folktales is a welcome addition to the body of material about the Indians of the Northwest which is being gradually accumulated. Very little is known about them for their tribal life disintegrated soon after the coming of the whites. That there are fragments to be gleaned by the ethnologist is shown by the present publication... The second book deals with the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands, a tribe formerly feared by all tribes from Alaska to California. The book is written by a man who has lived among these people for forty years and therefore witnessed the old life before its decay. The author has given a very readable, entertaining account, but it adds little to the information which ethnologists have gathered.

Honne, the Spirit of the Chehalis

"This collection of Chehalis folktales is a welcome addition to the body of material about the Indians of the Northwest which is being gradually accumulated. Very little is known about them for their tribal life disintegrated soon after the coming of the whites. That there are fragments to be gleaned by the ethnologist is shown by the present publication... The second book deals with the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands, a tribe formerly feared by all tribes from Alaska to California. The book is written by a man who has lived among these people for forty years and therefore witnessed the old life before its decay. The author has given a very readable, entertaining account, but it adds little to the information which ethnologists have gathered.