Bear Dancer: The Story of a Ute Girl

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Elk Girl| sister of a Ute chief| lives a traditional life with her tribe high in the Rocky Mountains in 1860.
Elk Girl is bold: She loves to hunt deer with her brother| and she races her pony to win.
She also knows the importance of ceremonies like the Bear Dance| which wakes the bears from hibernation and celebrates spring.
But all of that changes when Cheyenne warriors capture Elk Girl.
They take her to the Great Plains and make her a slave.
On the Plains| Elk Girl encounters white men for the first time| and she sees how the Cheyenne have come to depend on their handouts.
She also sees the truth of what her brother has told her: The white men are the real enemy.
Their soldiers are everywhere.
Even if Elk Girl could escape| how would she get home?
Thelma Hatch Wyss has crafted a moving story based on the life of a real girl.
It is both a gripping personal adventure and a compelling look at two cultures confronting each other at a pivotal time of change.