A Riveting Time Travel Saga to Rewrite History and Forge a Sustainable Future

In Circle for the Earth, the Earth grants humanity a second chance by hurtling a South Dakota Indian casino and its surrounding thirty miles back in time to 1791, before the Louisiana Purchase. As the modern world collides with the past, a gripping tale of survival, and cultural clash weaves a narrative that challenges perceptions and explores the depths of human connection and understanding.

To rewrite history and forge a sustainable future, the displaced Lakota people and the local populace must band together. They create a new government and work to replicate technology while adapting to life in the eighteenth century. How can they respond when threats come from both within and without? Can they achieve their goals while listening to the wisdom of the earth and avoiding the mistakes of the past?  

Rose Chasing Hawk, a single mother, is thrust into a leadership position. Can she handle her challenging teens and the uncertainties that loom ahead? Oliver Jackson, a Black ex-police officer, and Iraq war veteran, taught nonviolence. Can he reconcile his belief in peace with the need for a powerful military? Two Elks, a Lakota leader Indigenous to this time and place, faces the invasion of his lands by outsiders wielding formidable weapons and unfamiliar technologies. Can his culture survive in the face of everything these people offer? As they strive to safeguard the earth from further devastation, the stakes for future generations have never been higher.

Author Daphne Singingtree skillfully weaves her lifetime of experience as an educator in plant medicine, permaculture, midwifery, emergency preparedness, and Indigenous ways of knowing into her novel.

Circle for the Earth invites readers to ponder the question: ‘What if?’ What if you could change the world for the better? What would you do and how would you do it? This book is Daphne’s compelling answer to that question. Immerse yourself in a world that could be…

Check out the maps brought back in time here

Check out the What is Real page with resources and references.

All proceeds from Circle for the Earth will be donated to Zaníyan Center, a non-profit organization that promotes health through plants and a connection to the Earth.