Part 2, Neebin (Summer), Chapters 3 and 4 Summary

"The Return" When she arrives back at the birchbark house, Omakayas settles right down to work on the moose hide, suggesting that Angeline could go to the river instead. Both Angeline and Mama are surprised, since they know how much Omakayas hates the work, but Mama agrees and Angeline goes. Omakayas uses the working time to think about what happened with the bear, becoming more and more convinced that she and the bear somehow managed to communicate. She also experiences a spell of dizziness that has, in the past, suggested the arrival of a special insight. After the dizziness has passed, she believes that a bond has been created between her and the bears. At the end of the day, Mama and Nokomis compliment Omakayas on how much work she did and how well she...