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Visiting the historic battleground where Sitting Bull and Custer fought, contemporary teenager Dakota, whose mother is Lakota, travels back in time to live with his Native ancestors, thereby reclaiming his roots. He eventually participates in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Fans of the genre will enjoy the smoothly written, albeit predictable novel. Bib., glos.