“This story has brought my eye to a different perspective of Indians through barbarous Indian Dee. I can see the role my own civilized society plays in portraying Indians and their livelihood. My only hope is readers be cautious to judge the morality of Indian Dee on this journey’s beginning. It is not one pious man, but one who redeems himself in light of nature and all that is natural.” -Mary Rowlandson
“Progress has not come enough for the lives of Native Americans in our homeland and Dee’s narrative demonstrates such. I argue it is the duty of Americans to read Talty’s story in order to further understand our brother nation and their centuries of hardship. It is a stepping stone for equality and mutual understanding of all people in one society, together.” -Elias Boudinot
