After moving to Addison, California, thirteen-year-old Johnny Bear Child encounters three bullies who defame his name, tribe, and traditional braids. How can he best deal with this crisis? Should he turn to the teachings of his Blackfeet heritage? Or look for a more traditional means to solve the problem?

Distraught and desperate, Johnny seeks a mystical medicine dream and advice from his deceased great-grandfather to overpower the bullies. Great-grandfather gives him a special feather and advises Johnny that he must become the leader of the pack, using the wiles of the coyote.

Sarah, a...

After moving to Addison, California, thirteen-year-old Johnny Bear Child encounters three bullies who defame his name, tribe, and traditional braids. How can he best deal with this crisis? Should he turn to the teachings of his Blackfeet heritage? Or look for a more traditional means to solve the problem?

Distraught and desperate, Johnny seeks a mystical medicine dream and advice from his deceased great-grandfather to overpower the bullies. Great-grandfather gives him a special feather and advises Johnny that he must become the leader of the pack, using the wiles of the coyote.

Sarah, a...

Inga Johansson, 16, her parents Olaf and Helga, siblings Sophia and Karl, immigrate to Danville, Minnesota, to take advantage of the Homestead Act. Inga begs her parents to stay in Norway and allow her to marry her fiance Erik Norskaag, but is denied. Their final farewell ends with his promise to join her later, and the consummation of their love. Arriving in America, Inga realizes she is with child. Helga and the children stay with her sister, Emma, in Minneapolis, until the baby arrives. He is born prematurely. In Danville, Inga meets bachelors, George and Tomaas Nilsson. George,...