and protection of sacred sites

and connection with the natural world

and Michigan's Upper Peninsula

A startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn child against oppressive forces that manifest in the wake of a cataclysmic event

and customs of both Sioux and white cultures and raises issues of assimilation

The Master Butchers Singing Club leadership and protection of sacred sitesHaving survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious knife set, Fidelis sets out for America. In Argus, North Dakota, he builds a business, a home for his familywhich includes Eva and four sonsand a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. When the Old World meets the Newin the