With the collaboration of Richard Erodes, John Fire Lame Deer based this book on himself, the medicine man of the Sioux tribe. The focus on the medicine man provides a perspective of a lifelong journey to self-identification in the universe starting as a young adolescent seeking the vision necessary to be a medicine man. With clear indication of his purpose in life, John fire still indulges in living a life of white man's desires, yet was able to turn his back to the evils he was holding onto and set his path for the Sioux lifestyle, which dwelled upon respecting, loving, and respecting nature for what it is without destroying it. This new decision allowed for expansion in spiritual believes connecting to rituals, legends, and ceremonies. The
