I have really enjoyed reading this book so far. I like the way it is told in the form of a story like it would be passed down from one member of the tribe to another. I think it gives the reader a feeling of being included into the culture for at least the time when they are reading the book rather than being an outsider looking in. The imagery I have seen has also been so descriptive and related to the earth and nature and refers to things that Native Americans would most likely have experienced. There are also so many other forms of figurative language, such as the onomatopoeia found on page 120 of the “CLACK-CLACK” of the train wheels. I think it would be a great exercise for a class to review figurative language by writing down the different examples and identifying what they are as they were reading the book. I have learned so much about Apache life and culture from this book. I especially liked the section from pages 66 to 73 where the cultural differences between the “White Eyes” and the Apaches are discussed. There were so many opposite beliefs such as how they felt about gold, how the threats of Skinny Yellow Hair made the Apaches feel and their different belief systems.