Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

Two friends go out hunting for horses--but only one returns--in this story based in the Lakota Indian tradition.

A retelling of the Cheyenne and Sioux myth about the Great Race, a contest called by the Creator to settle the question of whether man or buffalo should have supremacy and thus become the guardians of Creation.

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.

Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World.

Based on a Lakota myth in which a mysterious woman returns the buffalo and the other animals to the Indian people.

Tells the true story of a group of Cheyenne braves who on August 7, 1867, defied the white men encroaching on their territory by becoming the only Native Americans to successfully derail and raid a freight train--an "iron horse.".

A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children," or Pleiades.

Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians. His intimate knowledge of their world transports the reader into a vision of the sacred beauty and wisdom that defined traditional Native America.

A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.