Life changes dramatically for the Blackfeet people in the early 1700's when a twin brother and sister discover a stange animal and succeed in bringing it back to the tribe.
When a Siksika boy living on the Plains during the 1770s becomes separated from a raiding party, he discovers the legendary spirit horse which he attempts to track down and tame.
After years in foster homes, Jordy Threebears returns to live on a Blackfoot reservation with his grandfather whom he hardly knows, and finds his anger and resentment being overcome by the gift of a wild mare.
Retells twenty-two "why stories" of the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes, including tales of the creation and of the willful and wily doings of the creator, Old-man.
Explores the culture and traditions of the Blackfoot people through the voices of some children and elders who are trying to maintain the customs of the past.