"Arthur Strawl, a tormented former lawman, is called out of retirement to hunt a serial killer with a sense of the macabre who has been leaving elaborately carved bodies of Native Americans across three counties. As the pursuit ensues, Strawl's own dark and violent history weaves itself into the hunt, shedding light on the remains of his broken family: one wife taken by the river, one by his own hand; an adopted Native American son who fancies himself...

Discusses the forced relocation of American Indian tribes by the American government, resulting in tribal warfare, broken treaties, and the brutal march known as the Trail of Tears.

Traces the history of the North American movement to relocate Native American tribes in order to separate the whites from the Indians.