People of the Whale oral history legends told around a campfire—Eastman

legends told around a campfire—Eastman relates all aspects of the rich traditional life of the Santee Sioux

Chickadee has the strength of his namesake

For too long

helpful sled dogs for generations

unpretentious

People of the Whale oral history legends told around a campfire—EastmanA powerful story of a Vietnam veteran torn between his war experience and his Native American community. Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both