Years after a devastating battle, Mahingan and his tribe struggle to
recover a lost loved one.
Six years earlier in the fourteenth century, Mahingan and his tribe
fought the Battle of the Falls against the Haudenosaunee. There were
many losses, and Mahingan thought he had lost his wife, Wàbananang
(Morning Star). But after the battle, he learned she was still alive,
taken captive by the Haudenosaunee. Now on a desperate quest to rescue
her, Mahingan and his small family are wintering north of the Ottawa
River near present-day Lachute, Quebec. If they are to have any hope of
recovering Wàbananang, though, they must first survive until spring.
At the same time, over 2,000 kilometres away in present-day
Newfoundland, events taking place will affect four Native tribes:
Mahingan's, a group of Mi'kmaq, a Beothuk group, and a band of
Haudenosaunee warriors led by Mahingan's old nemesis, Ò nenhste Erhar
(Corn Dog) -- a fierce Mohawk War Chief and Wàbananang's captor.
Along the way, Mahingan's brother, Mitigomij, will reveal his true self
and powers. Then, an influential Mi'kmaq legend puts a new, powerful
twist on events, and threatens to send things spiraling out of
Mahingan's control.