Impeccably researched and rich in detail, Carlos Montezuma, M.D. documents the life of one of the first ever Native American medical doctors. Taken from his family as a boy by Pima Indian warriors and sold to an itinerant Italian photographer, Montezuma found himself deposited into vastly foreign surroundings at a very young age. He was presented with opportunities, both educational and social, that had previously been unavailable to his people and became a firm believer in the importance of Native American assimilation into white society. He fiercely spoke out against the Bureau of Indian Affairs, claiming that it was responsible for keeping American Indians dependent on the Federal Government. In the last years of his life, his intense focus shifted from his assimilationist philosophy to helping his tribe regain its land and water rights in the face of great adversity from the U.S. Government.