The author of the bestselling Two Old Women retells another classic Alaskan Indian legend about two adventurers who break the taboos of their community and set out on dangerous quests for freedom and knowledge.
In the end, both learn that the search for individualism often comes at a high price, but that it is a price well worth paying, for through this quest comes the beginning of true wisdom..
Their stories interweave and intersect as they each face the many dangers and challenges of life alone in the wilderness.
Longing to know what happens to the sun in winter, he sets out on a quest to find the legendary Land of the Sun.
Daagoo is a dreamer, curious about the world beyond.
When told that she must end her forays and take up the traditional role of wife and mother, she defies her family\'s expectations and confidently takes off to brave life on her own.
Bird Girl is a headstrong young woman who learned early on the skills of a hunter.
Rooted in the ancient legends of Alaska\'s Athabaskan Indians, it tells the stories of two adventurers who decide to leave the safety of their respective tribes.
Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun follows in this bestselling tradition.
To date, more than 350,000 copies have been sold worldwide.
Translated into 16 languages, it went on to international success, quickly reaching bestseller status in Germany.
A national bestseller, her empowering fable won the Western State Book Award in 1993 and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award in 1994.
With the publication of Two Old Women, Velma Wallis firmly established herself as one of the most important voices in Native American writing.
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The author of the bestselling Two Old Women retells another classic Alaskan Indian legend about two adventurers who break the taboos of their community and set out on dangerous quests for freedom and knowledge
