Truth and Bright Water

With “Indian Days” finally arrive, Tecumseh heads to the tents. There, he finds his father dressed as Elvis Presley and many locals selling their wares to German tourists. Elvin tells his son that he has finally finished fixing up the car and wants to gift it to Tecumseh’s mother. As Tecumseh searches for his mother at the festival, he notices that Lum is missing and that a race Lum has been preparing for is about to begin. He confronts Franklin about Lum’s absence, and Franklin tells Tecumseh to mind his own business.

Tecumseh runs into Monroe, who is wearing a disguise to avoid attracting attention to himself. He tells Tecumseh that he has finished his work but that in doing so has “lost” the church and needs Tecumseh’s help finding it. Tecumseh says that he will help but that he first needs to find his mother. He heads to his grandmother’s tipi, where he finds Rebecca. At the grandmother’s asking, Rebecca recites a creation story in Cherokee. Tecumseh heads back to the festival after this and sees smoke in the air near Lum’s encampment.