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The 1704 raid of Deerfield, Massachusetts, resulted in the capture of many of its inhabitants to repopulate native settlements decimated by European illnesses and battles. This imagined account of the kidnapping of Eunice Williams (a real person) and her subsequent life with the Canienga (Mohawk) tribe in Canada thoughtfully explores her transformation from Puritan girl to respected Caniengan woman.