Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog). They are the heroes of their own stories. Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.

What is a Powwow? /Kim Rogers -- Fancy dancer / Monique Gray Smith -- Flying together / Kim Rogers -- Warriors of forgiveness / Tim Tingle -- Brothers / David A. Robertson -- Rez dog rules / Rebecca Roanhorse -- Secrets and surprises / Traci Sorell -- Wendigos don't dance / Art Coulson -- Indian price / Eric Gansworth -- Senecavajo: Alan's story / Brian Young -- Squash Blossom bracelet: Kevin's story / Brian Young -- Joey reads the sky / Dawn Quigley -- What we know about glaciers / Christine Day -- Little Fox and the case of the missing regalia / Erika T. Wurth -- The ballad of Maggie Wilson / Andrea L. Rogers -- Bad dog / Joseph Bruchac -- Between the lines / Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Circles / Carole Lindstrom.