Amid the grandeur of the remote Pacific Northwest stands Kingcome, a village so ancient that, according to Kwakiutl myth, it was founded by the two brothers left on earth after the great flood. The Native Americans who still live there call it Quee, a place of such incredible natural richness that hunting and fishing remain primary food sources.
But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaces by a new culture of prefab housing and alcoholism. Kingcome's younger generation is disenchanted and alienated from its heritage. And now, coming upriver is a young vicar, Mark Brian, on...

Mark Brian, ein todkranker junger Geistlicher, wird als Seelsorger in ein entlegenes Indianerdorf an der Westküste Kanadas geschickt. Inmitten der Wildnis lernt er, im Gleichklang mit der Natur zu leben und den Tod als Einmünden in diese Harmonie zu begreifen.