All I See is Violence covers over a century of violence against Native American communities committed by white men and the U.S. government.
Newell writes a very accurate depiction of the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Custer and his men forced the native people to leave their homeland. If they did not - they were killed. A woman fights to stop the social eradication of culture and community.
She moves on to the Pine Ridge action which takes place as the Native American Indian movement grows. This fight between them and the government leaves them hurting once more. Another woman fights for socio-economic and cultural justice. It remains a hard fight.

Finally, in current America we meet a woman who is raising four children on her own and fighting an injustice system.

The book is about the many losses of the historical and contemporary Native peoples. It also looks at ways to heal -- which is quite a journey unto itself