Presents a collection of sixteen coming-of-age tales about Native American boys who face obstacles, find the strength and endurance to succeed, and complete their transition into manhood.

Originally published: Mahwah, N.J. : BridgeWater Books, c1993.

Introduction -- The Northeast -- The dream fast, Anishinabe -- White weasel, Abenaki -- Racing the Great Bear, Iroquois -- Granny squannit and the bad young man, Wampanoag -- The Southeast -- How the game animals were set free, Cherokee -- The wild boy, Caddo -- The underwater lodge, Muskogee (creek) -- The wisdom of the willow tree, Osage -- The Southwest -- The owl-man giant and the monster elk, Apache -- How the hero twins found their father, diné (Navajo) -- The bear boy, Pueblo -- The ghost society, Yuki -- The Northwest -- The light-haired boy, Lakota -- Star boy, Cheyenne -- Salmon boy, Tlingit -- Tommy's whale, Inupiaq.