Full Summary:
Ayita, Abedabun, Akecheta, Ajadi, Adsila, Awinita, Cha'tima & Dyani Black Hawk are the last of their family. They are the soul survivors of a nation once magnificent, now reduced to only children. All adults have faded from their lives and they seem to have everything the need to survive. They have formed their own Indian Nation. They call themselves the Chenoa's, meaning Doves. But can they survive when the white people find them and threaten to destroy everything they have made? Will their world be extinguished just like their forefathers were? Or will the whites finally see them for who they are, free spirits? And what will their new classmates think of them when they find out that they have lived alone in the wilderness for so many years? Will their Kingdom be destroyed? Or will it be allowed to stay standing, allowing the kids to go back to it whenever they feel they can't stand the rest of the world anymore? And how do the kids fit in with the rest of the world that never wanted them in the first place?
Ayita Black Hawk:
Hi, my name is Ayita Black Hawk. I am seventeen years old. I am the oldest of my seven siblings. We have made a life for ourselves here in our Kingdom, forbidden to the white world and any outsiders that wish to take us away from our home. I, being the oldest, have set some rules for my siblings. The rules are as follows:
-No one is to find out about our life in our Forbidden Kingdom.
-If one of is caught, we don't say anything about the Kingdom.
-We are a family; we don't turn against any one, no matter what.
-We provide each other with memories, food and shelter.
-We stay true to our people's ways, even if that means no contact with the outside world.
-We have chores to do everyday, and they must get done in order to survive.
-Shelters will be made every month, even if the old shelters are still good.
Our rules were meant to keep us alive and out of harms way. We were to stay in our Kingdom no matter what. Our lives were perfect, but not so out of reach that the white people couldn't see us for who we really were, free spirits that needed to live our own lives.