In this collection of paintings and stories, painter Lisa Fifield (a member of the Turtle Mountain and of Plains Ojibway) and writer Lise Erdrich (a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin) honor their Native American tradition in their own unique ways. Together they pay homage to the people, animals, forests, and rivers that have lived in harmony beneath the wide skies of the Plains.
As winter falls, women fill the bellies of hungry bears with sweet stories, so they will sleep till spring. Crows call out a warning of enemy soldiers in pursuit so that a tribe may escape to safety unharmed. An abandoned yearling moose is cared for by children who find him crying for his mother. And animals of all stripes and feathers gather to pay respects to a beloved chief who has fallen defending his people.
The distinctive and colorful art wonderfully complements the unique, fairytale-like narratives of creatures of the earth and sky.
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