This is an inspirational and deeply moving story of a proud Alaska Indian Family struggling to survive in two worlds. Sam and Louise Harper and their ten children make a soul-grinding transition into a modern white-dominated society where they face bigotry, poverty, and illness. Yet, Louise remains in touch with centuries-old traditions of healing, honoring nature's spirits, and a belief that the spirits of all Athabascans one day will return to the headwaters of the Yukon River. Cold River Spirits is an exhilarating story of survival told with humor and grace.