Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: North American Indian Historical Linguistics in Current Perspective -- Comparative Algonquian -- Iroquoian -- Caddoan -- Siouan -- Southeastern Languages -- Timucua and Yuchi: Two Language Isolates of the Southeast -- The Languages of South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande -- The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni Languages -- Uto-Aztecan: An Assessment for Historical and Comparative Linguistics -- Hokan Inter-Branch Comparisons -- Some Thoughts on Hokan with Particular Reference to Pomoan and Yuman -- Penutian: An Assessment -- Salishan and the Northwest -- Wakashan Comparative Studies -- Chimakuan Comparative Studies -- Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut -- Middle American Languages -- A Glance from Here On -- Index