Chapter 2, Let Us Die Trying Summary

After Sa''s pep talk, Ch'idzigyaak sits for a while in the snow, trying to make up her mind about what to do. Finally, she says, "Let us die trying," and she gets up. The two women build a fire and build rabbit traps. They hear a squirrel scurrying up a tree, and Sa' throws a hatchet at it, ending its life and providing food for the hungry women. Sa' mentions that she never expected to hunt again and is surprised she was able to do it. They eat squirrel broth for dinner and then camp for the night.

During the night, their snares catch a rabbit, and they take this as a good omen because The People had not been able to find food in this area. When morning comes, Ch'idzigyaak thinks about how pampered...