Two old women of the Gwich‘in band,one of 11 distinct Athabaskan groups in Alaska, are left behind in a particularly harsh winter to die because the People believe they are a burden&move on to find food without them.While the women rely on each other&the skills they learned when they were young,they also revive their strengths.This is a story about believing in your strength, respecting your elders¬ accepting defeat. Loved it