The Metis Girl: She is Mary James, a strong-willed teenager with copper dun skin and unexpected blue eyes. She is The Metis Girl, a warrior drawn into a dangerous summer of horse-racing against Western Canada's first cowboys and cattle ranchers. But her wild, gambling days are about to end as homesteaders, grain farmers and oil companies claim the open prairie and foothills around Calgary. Forced to make a difficult decision about her future, she reluctantly agrees to attend her family's Sun Dance ceremony. There, as blood flows over her chest, she discovers an astonishing truth about herself - one that convinces her to give up her risky ways. From horse-trader to driller, The Metis Girl emerges as a resourceful leader who changes the destiny of her family and friends while guiding them into Alberta's modern oil era.