num_pages: 442
description: Through the remarkable DeGeer family, this extraordinary novel introduces us to an almost forgotten people wrested from their tribal ways and forced into a new life on a rapidly changing frontier. The intricacies of Crow Indian culture are as fascinating as the harrowing scenes of warfare and tragedy that befall this collection of memorable characters. Renee DeGeer, a lusty French Canadian who now calls the Crow his brothers, raises two strong Jacques, Renee's natural born; and Nicolas, who is adopted by the DeGeer's. The young boys soon outgrow the mischief of their childhood and develop into strong warriors. But when Jacques takes a brave white woman as his wife, passions erupt, and one will terrible secret threatens not only to tear the fabric of this close-knit family but the Crow Nation as well.
language: English
title: People of the Whistling Waters
titlecomplete: People of the Whistling Waters
genres: Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 52
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Spur Award
category: Medicine Pipe Bearer Award
publisher: Affiliated Writers of Amer