Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery

Based on actual events in 1833, Rising Fawn tells the poignant and triumphant story of a child swept up in the chaos of the Removal. A soldier rescues Rising Fawn and takes her to live with his relatives in Memphis. Though otherwise kindly, the adoptive parents want Rising Fawn to "be like us"; she retreats into silence. Gradually, mutual respect grows between adults and child. On Christmas Day, through the mystery of ceremonial fire--in their culture and hers--Rising Fawn realizes how to survive without abandoning her heritage. The original Rising Fawn of history sustained this vision throughout her life, and it sustains her descendants to this day.