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The Birney Day School
Paperback
Publisher Price: $19.50
ISBN13: 9781733489799
Publisher: Wordsworth
Published: Nov 12 2025
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Jonathan Wagner, an easterner on a journey of self discovery, arrives in Birney, Montana, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. After a long day on the road, the grounds surrounding what appear to be an abandoned country school seem a good place to pitch his tent for the night. There, he encounters Sarah, the determined acting-principal of the Birney Day School. Their relationship, marked by tension, develops amidst cultural differences. Sarah, a proud Northern Cheyenne, is fiercely committed to reviving her people's culture and spiritual roots, convinced it will restore their pride and overcome their sense of apathy. Jonathan is drawn into the community by Joe Fighting Bear, the school custodian, and Maggie Fighting Bear, Joe's wife and the school cook, who help him understand the realities of reservation life. Through Sarah, Jonathan learns the powerful history of the Northern Cheyenne, from their forced removal from the Powder River Country to their perilous journey home.
Blending romance and history, The Birney Day School invites readers into the heart of the Northern Cheyenne community, offering a vivid window into the difficult choices and deep losses they face in their fight to preserve their identity.
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