Feeling abandoned by her deceased Arapaho mother and her explorer father, Adaline Falling Star runs away from the prejudiced cousins with whom she is staying and comes close to death in the wilderness, with only a mongrel dog for company.
Traces the history of the Arapaho tribe, locates their original homelands, and looks at Arapaho society, food, homes, clothing, crafts, family and children, myths, war, contact with Europeans, important members, and modern-day status.
Presents an introduction to the Arapaho Indians of Oklahoma, Montana, and Colorado, providing a discussion of their history, as well as the challenges they have faced in an effort to perserve their culture.
