A journey through time and family / Gail Johnsen
To bend in the river and beyond / Sydney D. Beane
Introduction / Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa)
The sun, the earth, the moon, and the earth's first children
Unktomi and the killing of Eayah, the Devourer
Unktomi's travels and the first mourning
Unktomi's journey to the bottom of the sea and the sacred ritual
The land animals, the sacred ritual, and the world contest for speed
The coming of Eshnaicage, the spirit messenger
The creation and nurture of Waceheska, the first human baby
Unktomi's trial
The training and rescue of Little Boy Man
The war of the animals against Waceheska
The world peace and Waceheska's marriages
The great snow and the departure of Eshnaicage and Waceheska
Remembering relatives / Yvonne Wynde
Ohiyesa : from the sacred earth of the Oceti Sakowin, a literary tradition / Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan
This is our truth / Kate Beane.