5 out of 5 stars An eagle mother sits on a nest. It is the middle of winter. We follow her, as her chicks hatch, and she feeds them, along with her mate. Below, their nest, the rest of the animals and people go about their lives, keyed in the changing seasons, picking berries, fishing for salmon. This is the life of the eagle, as told from the viewpoint of the native people who have lived there since humans came to this land, the Gitxan Nation. The Colonist name for the river that runs through the Gitxsan Nation in British Columbia, Canada is Skeena. But the Gitxan people know it as the Xsam, the River of Mist. All the stories in this series takes place in this homeland of unceeded territories.

This is the third book in the series. The pictures are amazing. The little bit of Gitxsan that is thrown in there, as well as scientific words, moves the story along. We learn about the Nox Xsgyaak, the eagle mother, and how her life affects the life of all around her, the same way that the Sockeye Mother and the Grizzly Mother did. We forget, about the true web of life. In this case, how the bones and droppings of the Eagles under the cotton wood tree strengthens it. I love this series. What a wonderful way to introduce us to the animals that are part of the Gitxsan life, and land.

As a side note, after I read the first book in the series, The Sockeye Mother, I started looking up all I could on the Gitxsan, and their beautiful land. Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. --NetGalley Reviewer.