![]() Johnny leads the boys to an abandoned cabin he remembers from the past. Gabe and Raymond cannot understand Johnny very well and assume he is taking them to witness the Northern Lights. When Johnny recognizes where they are, he begins leading the boys in a definitive direction. This is unsuccessful, however, because there is too much ice on the river. Later, Johnny reluctantly agrees to build oars for a makeshift log-raft the boys plan to sail down the Nahanni River back to Raymond’s house. This provides shelter for the three as the winter weather worsens. Johnny teaches Gabe and Raymond how to cut the branches into rods so that they can make a brush-teepee. However, time is running out, as a harsh subarctic winter that locals call “The Hammer” is fast approaching. ![]() Gabe and Raymond rely on Johnny Raven to teach them important survival skills. Clint falls to his death as well, leaving Gabe, Raymond, and Johnny with only four rounds of ammo. Clint ties the plane to a spruce tree, but the tree snaps off at the roots, sending the plane full of their ammo supply down the waterfall. Clint radios for help as the plane drifts toward a waterfall, but the signal does not go through. While touching down on the river about 100 feet from the dock, the Cessna floatplane engines stall out and die. Gabe realizes that one of the Dene members is Raymond, who decided to quit school, and Raymond’s great uncle who was in the hospital.ĭuring their flight, Clint makes an impromptu stop at Virginia Falls so the boys can see the beautiful view of Deadmen Valley. Gabe meets up with a bush pilot named Clint who says he is taking a couple Dene tribe members back to Nahanni Butte. One day, Gabe’s father sets up a flight for Gabe to explore the Northwest Territories. Gabe feels like Raymond is struggling in school, so he helps him, and they bond over playing hockey together. They get along okay, but Raymond spends most of his time with other Dene tribe members. When Gabe arrives in Canada, he meets his new school roommate, 15-year-old Raymond Providence, an Indigenous American of the Dene tribe. Gabe’s father agrees that he can stay in Canada if Gabe spends one year in the Northwest Territories, where he can get used to the harsh winter conditions and attend Yellowknife boarding school. Gabe lives with his grandparents in Austin, but desperately wants to live with his oilman father in Northern Canada. Narrated in the first-person perspective by 15-year-old Gabe Rogers, the story begins in Austin, Texas.
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