The Cayuga Indigenous Territory occupies parts of both Canada and New York state. Its people live peacefully in their villages, living on the fish in the lakes and the animals and birds in the woods.
Desah is in her mid-teens, and she loves nothing better than to sit beside the fire and listen to her brother relate his dreams. She is captivated.
It is only when Desah begins her journey into womanhood and goes on the traditional fasts that she begins to have dreams of her own.
She dreams about Sheyna, a girl living seven generations in the future. A girl with problems.
From the 13th century, can Desah's dreams help Sheyna negotiate the modern world?