The Peace Chief

<p>In <em>The Peace Chief</em> one young Cherokee must be reborn to lead his people through the difficult early days of sixteenth-century European expansion into America. Conley tells the story of Young Puppy a member of the Long Hair Clan who mistakenly kills his best friend Asquani. To avoid being killed--the usual remedy for restoring balance between the two clans--Young Puppy flees to the sanctuary of Kituwah where after a year in exile his offense will be forgiven. Spiritually reborn as Comes Back to Life he becomes the ceremonial leader of his people: the Peace Chief.</p>