Describes the history, environment, beliefs of the Native Peoples of New York state, and the organization of the Iroquois Confederacy; and profiles some famous individuals, such as Joseph Brant and Handsome Lake.
Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.
A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.