Found alive after the massacre at Wounded Knee, twelve-year-old John Iron Horse is determined not to end up like so many others of his people.
Can the bond between an extraordinary student and a dedicated teacher survive in a world that pits red man against white?.
He\'ll soon learn that, in bureaucracy, politics, money, and ulterior motives are always intertwined.
Carter Heath teaches in the government-run educational system and knows there\'s more to his position than what\'s happening in his classroom.
Then he learns the motto of the school he\'s required to attend: Kill the Indian, save the man.
Found alive after the massacre at Wounded Knee, twelve-year-old John Iron Horse is determined not to end up like so many others of his people