Major events in the life of Maria Martinez and her husband Julian who revived the ancient Pueblo Indian craft of pottery-making.

Information about mythology of various tribes of Indians of North America; Cheyenne, Modoc, Iroquoian, Kiowa, Fox (Musquakie), Tewa, Navaho, Zuni, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Mikasuki, Jicarilla Apache, Sauk, Comanche, Ponca, and Hopi.

The author, a Mohave Indian, recounts a number of his people's traditional tales which relate the exploits of a mythical hero and explore the relationship between man, nature, and God.