As the beginning book in Highwater's Ghost Horse Cycle, Legend Days introduces Amana, who with her grandson Sitko, is a major character of the Cycle. In addition to presenting the story of Amana and her family, this work details the decline of the Native American way of life on the Great Plains of North America. One general area of discussion centers around the changes that the white man brought, how those changes affected the Native Americans, and what might have been done to blunt the force of those changes. A deeper discussion centers on Amana and her conflicting female/ male role.

1. Why did Highwater create the conflict within Amana by having the old fox give her the medicine bundle with the warrior's clothes? Did she truly live up to her promise to honor the vision?

2. Chart the historical events in the novel that changed the life...