Britten, Thomas. American Indians In World War I: At Home and at War. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1997.
Britten examines the pre-war relationships between American Indians and the U.S. military and their service in the Great War. He considers the social and political ramifications of this service both at home and abroad, recognizing important issues such as citizenship, assimilation and economic change.
Dempsey, L. James. Warriors of the King: Prairie Indians in World War I. Regina, Sask.: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1999.
This is a discussion of the First Nations' experiences in the World War I era. Dempsey considers political issues surrounding recruitment, motivations for enlistment, experiences in and responses to the war, experiences on the home front, and veterans' frustration after the war.
Gaffen, Fred. Forgotten Soldiers. Penticton, B.C.: Two Trails Press, 1993.
Gaffen considers First Nations' participation in World War I and World War II.
Langellier, J. Phillip. American Indians in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1866-1945. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2000.
Langellier's book documents the use of American Indian scouts by the U.S. military and the transition into the modern military. It is primarily a photographic documentary detailing various types of uniforms and equipment as they evolved and were used by American Indian servicemen.
Starita, Joe. The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995.
Starita's book is a four generation history of the Dull Knife family focusing on the maintenance of the family's fighting heritage through successive generations. It is a survival story tracking their experiences from the Cheyenne's winter flight from Indian Territory in 1878.
This book is Summerby's examination of the military experiences and contributions of Canada's indigenous peoples in relation to World War I, World War II and Korea. Among the author's sources are twenty interviews of First Nations veterans.
Theses, Dissertations, and Articles:
Barsh, Russel Lawrence. "American Indians in the Great War." Ethnohistory 38 (1991): 176-202.
This article deals with American Indian participation in World War I. Barsh examines the complex issues surrounding citizenship, enlistment, integration and widely-held perceptions based on media and other stereotyping.
Bowlware, Shryl Lynn. "The Choctaw Code Talkers of World War One." M. A. thesis, Texas Womens University, 2001.
Lynn-Sherow, Bonnie and Susannah Ural Bruce. "How Cola" from Camp Funston: American Indians and the Great War." Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains 24: 2 (Summer 2001): 84- 97.
Tate, Michael. "From Scout to Doughboy: The National Debate Over Integrating American Indians into the Military, 1891-1918." Western Historical Quarterly 17:4 (October 1986): 417- 38.
This article is an examination of the transition from scout/military auxiliary in the pre-Civil War era of American history to regular participation during the first World War. It focuses on the integration versus assimilation debate.
