A retelling of the Cheyenne and Sioux myth about the Great Race, a contest called by the Creator to settle the question whether man or buffalo should have supremacy and thus become the guardians of Creation.
Iktomi the trickster tries to fool a buzzard into carrying him across the river on the buzzard's back. Asides printed in italics may be used by the storyteller to encourage listeners to make their own remarks about the action, as in traditional Iktomi storytelling.
Although the scouts could not locate any buffalo, a young Dakota Indian girl finds an enormous herd just in time for the last big hunt before the winter.
Explores the land, culture, traditions, and current status of the Oglala Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota through the voices of a young girl and several elders.