 The plot was based upon a Native American story; the librettist, Cecil Fanning, drew inspiration from experiences, observations and research during several seasons spent on the Crow reservation in Montana.Presented again in Cleveland, Ohio on November 14 and 15, 1924, the opera won a Bispham Memorial Medal Award and numerous other awards.The composer also received from King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy the title of Chavalier of the Order of the Royal Crown, in recognition of his success in operatic composition.