In 1792, Caty Sage, a 5-year old white girl was kidnapped from Virginia by Cherokees & taken to Ohio. At 17 she married the Wyandot Chief. At 28 she was widowed & recieved a big land tract. She then married a Wyandot warrior who became a chief & famous preacher. In 1843 her tribe was driven from Ohio. They traveled in wagons across Ohio then in steamboats to Kansas. She had forgotten her childhood but a brother discovered her 56 years later. (80 illustrations).

Beyond Their Years tells the life stories of five Native Canadian women, reconstructed using a variety of historical sources. Each biography is drawn from a different native culture, spread geographically from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland; collectively the stories cover the period from 1656 to 1992. This path breaking book shatters stereotypes by showing the power that native women had in their communities. The images of squaw and Indian princesses can now be replaced by a more realistic view of women diverse in personality and life history. Readers of this book will findthe variety and richness of these women's lives to be truly absorbing. Beyond Their Years describes the struggles of each woman to preserve and protect her community.

Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Huron Indians who made their home between Lake Huron and Lake Ontario.