The book "Illustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages from the First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution" contains important material concerning the methods of recording the languages of the Native American tribes. The authors, James Owen Dorsey, Albert S. Gatchet, and Steven Riggs, examine in detail the linguistic data collection and analysis techniques used in national language studies. Their findings and illustrations provide readers with an opportunity to better understand the processes of phonetics, grammar, and other aspects of linguistics that are key to the study of Native American languages. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Native American languages and linguistics in general.