About the author: Donald F. Montileaux is a modern-day storyteller and an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. He is an award-winning artist, illustrator, presenter, and consultant on Lakota culture. Montileaux uses his art to tell traditional Lakota stories, including Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story, also from the South Dakota Historical Society Press. He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota, with his family.  

Image description: The illustration on the cover features an illustration of a muskrat and a skunk interacting with each other. They look like they are battling each other with something looking like drumsticks. There is a log in the grass separating the two of them. The overall background of the cover is white, the title and subtitle are printed at the top of the story, and the author's name is printed at the bottom of the cover.