Ghost Dance

About the Book

The Sematuse tribe’s peaceful existence is challenged when several visitors inexplicably arrive in their hidden valley: Spotted Fawn; a lovely young girl lost and alone awakes to find herself in an unusual Indian village. Lone Frank; suffered too much tragedy in his life and seeks solace in his trap line until Sematuse children find him outside their village after a great blizzard. Breed; half white and half Indian becomes a scout for the U.S. Army and finds a strange cave that leads him to an unimaginable fate. Spiritwalker; a mysterious man who is more ghost than human. Outside the valley are three others intent upon their own goals and oblivious to the fate that awaits them. Roy; a cattle rustling scoundrel who is given several chances to save himself but chooses to ignore the warnings, Lance; intent only upon fulfilling his military duties and Father Donelli: a priest whose mission to save souls is overshadowed by greed. With peril awaiting Indians and soldiers alike, there is only one who can save them…Waboka.

About the Author

Gale Palmanteer is a biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and is a documented descendant of the Colville Confederated Tribe. Kandis Palmanteer is a retired singer/songwriter. They live on sixty mountain acres in the Kettle Mountain Range north of Spokane, Washington.