Through Ella's eyes, Benedek presents a vivid portrayal of Navajo culture, describing the need for the Navajo people to recreate their beliefs and traditions in other to survive alongside white society.

Benedek evokes Navajo society, customs and a cosmos in which the gods are nearby and life is imbued with purpose.

A loving yet unblinking portrait of an entire family as it journeys between and through two worlds, the Indian and the white.

The best account yet of what it's like to be Native American in the schizoid age.