Charlie Redbird, a dying but still powerful First American shaman, sets out one last time to battle the Wendigo, the monster that has shaped and warped his entire life. Accompanying him on his last journey are the husband, wife, and child of some of the Wendigo's more recent victims. Even though their chances of success are poor, they will try to destroy the Wendigo and rid the world of its terrible evil. Although set in the in the horror-fantasy genre and based on First American myths, A SONG FOR CHARLIE REDBIRD is about how tragedy and uncertainty can warp lives and the undying nature of courage, love, and friendship.