Hawk Running Elk is a Navtive American boy living in Denver Colorado with his parents and sister. The family attends a local powwow or gathering. His parents are interested in returning to the reservation and their roots. Hawk and his sister win door prizes at the powwow and his prize is a fancy dance bustle kit. His sister wins a fancy shawl. Hawk wants to make the bustles with Dad's help. Mom helped his sister Fawn make a fancy shawl dance dress.