One the one hand, this is a wonderfully written exploration of the collision of two cultures as two First Nations young men from Canada go to fight for the Empire in World War I. Issues of residential schools, trading with the white men, and living in the bush are illustrated nicely, along with explorations into First Nations spirituality. For this, it deserves five stars.

One the other hand, it feels like spends too much time telling the war stories of the white men who fought in that war. It feels like too much emphasis is placed on the battles and the glory. For this reason, I would probably give it three stars.

Four stars is probably a good compromise