"Darkness: the place where light best reveals itself."
In the potent and poignant language of fine literature, this stunningly honest autobiographical novel grants candid views of chronic illness, blindness, and Native American racial identity, against the backdrop of a world often determined to demean, degrade, and disenfranchise.

“Far greater even than the loss of land, or the relentless coercion to surrender cultural traditions, the deaths of over six hundred children by the spring of 1864 were an unbearable tragedy.

Using simple, stylized scenes of American Indian life, totems and nature scenes, Josef expresses his love for the traditional values of his Annishinabe heritage. With these images, Josef connects the past, present and future through the universal values of respect for the earth and it's creatures, peace through balance, and the importance of the family in everyday life.