The writer of the Education of Little Tree named Asa born in Oxford, Alabama The general rumor about his being orphan was not right as he was raised by his parents along with his four other brothers and sisters. Carter attended the local elementary school and Calhoun County high school, later studying at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Asa Carter's vocation was radio broadcasting, political writing, and political agitation (he was a salaried agitator).

If we look at the details of the description of scene and Appalachian living, which may be based on Carter's observances, none of the dramatic events which comprise the plot of The Education of Little Tree could have occurred to Asa Carter outside of his imagination and the concept of him being the protagonist in the book is not right.

In the recent 25th anniversary edition of the book, it is complemented as a work of fiction and not as an autobiographical piece of literature. In the book the character ‘Little Tree’ was sent to an orphanage. If we ask the history of that institute, there had not being any Indian child in it as said by the one of the minister. Even the intrusion of the Native adult to protect the Little Tree seemed far fetched on the basis of reality as it takes little imagination to determine what would actually have happened to a Native adult who attempted to intimidate a white schoolmaster into releasing a student.

The writings Asa/Forrest Carter, and several excellent essay-length works have recently have been under severe investigation since 1991. It is due to the mystery aspects in the character of the writer and his activities. It is a quite proven fact that Asa Carter was a segregationist. His heavy drinking nature made him incapable of masking his views on African Americans and Jews is absolutely certain. It is also clear that he knew very little of traditional Cherokee culture as claimed by some of the Native people. Carter wrote in the favor of propagating the white supremacy in his pieces of literature.

The, scholars have examined Carter's works for white supremacist ideology, imagery, and language and all of the elements have been founded in his work. The best works discussing the white supremacist viewpoints and anti-Native American stereotypes in Carter's novels include Antelek, Browder, Huhndorf, and Justice. Selections from these authors follow:

If we look at the Antelek, it discusses the white supremacy in Carter's works, saying: "Racial segregation, decentralization of government and social power, and the unquestioned and yet alien like rights of the group. Even Browder has called it a fantasy work, perfectly made for American public well versed in the rhetoric of self-actualization and, more specifically, the recovery movement. If previous impersonators have given us Indians as noble savages, romantic racialists, people specially attuned to the environment, and spiritual guides.

There is a difficulty in discussing the range of problems being captured by scholars in the Carter’s Works. At present after reading and discussing the exception of Clayton, most of the literary scholars are largely critical of Carter's works, particularly the manner in which the Native Americans have been presented in his writings. Clayton has stated that: Carter never intended to be an advocate of rights for contemporary Indians; in fact he was a critic of the government's record of inept and cruel handling of Indian affairs in the past.

At present we are more familiar with the works of Carter and can discuss it at length. The Education of Little Tree has been re-introduced to us in a way and we can safely say that it is not autobiographical, at least not in the conventional terms of the word. The aesthetic value of the book is arguable by the readers and it contains quite a distasteful message of pro-white supremacy, which in a way is anti-Native American sentiment being presented in the book.