A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

In the 1980s, Rayona, 15, half-black, half-Native American, struggles to fit in after her alcoholic mother, Christine, dumps her on her emotionally distant grandmother, Ida's, reservation. In the 1960s, Christine rebels against Ida's coldness by disavowing her heritage and embracing popular culture. In the 1940s, Ida defies tradition as a single mother, while shielding Christine from a family secret.