 Born in 1889, Francis Pegumagabo, an Ojibwe boy, is now age two, and like any other boy, unaware of what he will go on to do. The boy, now a young man, sees that he must challenge and do battle where battle is due. So you want to be in the Northern Pioneer Regiment? Peggy, you're one of us. You will stay and join the fight overseas. When they press me about spiritual matters, I shrug as though in half belief. I don't argue or fight. Instead, I seek balance in a world both ancient and modern. April 1919, and Francis Pegumagabo returns of hero. He has sniped 378 of the enemy at the front and has virtually lasted the duration of the war. He starts organizing politically and joins the newly formed brotherhood of Canadian Indians and helps establish the national Indian government.