Gift from the Ancients

An Agate Spear Point

Gift from the Ancients is about a warrior that follows his vision and creates a beautiful agate spear point that becomes the symbol of his people. The spear point is used to protect his people and is lost. Many years later the spear point is uncovered by another warrior. Times have changed yet the spear point is still beautiful and remains with the warrior throughout his life. Returned to the earth it is discovered by a warrior who hunts on horseback. In awe of its beauty, he treasures it until it is lost protecting his life. Years later, the spear point is found by a young girl who gives it to her mother. Buffalo are disappearing and the whiteman has arrived changing their nomadic lives forever. Cherishing the agate point as a symbol of a time long ago, the woman watches her people's way of life slowly destroyed.