1 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,880 Vinnie and Mandy stood on the lawn with their parents. 2 00:00:12,881 --> 00:00:16,476 They were all looking at their house. 3 00:00:16,477 --> 00:00:21,135 "Just a few more things we'll do," Dad said proudly. 4 00:00:21,136 --> 00:00:23,875 "Then our home will be perfect." 5 00:00:23,876 --> 00:00:28,084 "Today we're going to clean that attic," said Mom. 6 00:00:28,085 --> 00:00:32,411 "Yep, it's filled with junk," Dad said firmly. 7 00:00:32,412 --> 00:00:36,802 Speechless, Mandy poked her brother hard. 8 00:00:36,803 --> 00:00:40,068 "Ouch! We'll do it, Dad!" 9 00:00:40,069 --> 00:00:43,133 said Vinnie, rubbing his arm. 10 00:00:43,134 --> 00:00:47,476 "That's okay. I'll take care of it," Dad replied. 11 00:00:47,477 --> 00:00:50,066 He went into the house. 12 00:00:50,067 --> 00:00:53,741 "We have to get the album!" cried Vinnie. 13 00:00:53,742 --> 00:00:55,151 "Come on!" 14 00:00:55,152 --> 00:00:58,421 The children ran into the house. 15 00:00:58,422 --> 00:01:00,910 "Whoa! Where are you going?" 16 00:01:00,911 --> 00:01:04,669 Dad shouted as they ran past him. 17 00:01:04,670 --> 00:01:08,770 "We have to do something!" Vinnie cried. 18 00:01:08,771 --> 00:01:14,134 They raced up the attic stairs and slammed the door shut. 19 00:01:14,135 --> 00:01:18,607 "Vinnie! Grab the album!" cried Mandy. 20 00:01:18,608 --> 00:01:22,229 Vinnie opened the album to another page. 21 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:26,950 "Mandy! Look!" Vinnie showed her the new photo. 22 00:01:26,951 --> 00:01:30,649 "We don't have time . . . ," Mandy began. 23 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:34,474 But her eyes were drawn to the beautiful photo. 24 00:01:34,475 --> 00:01:39,988 The old man was standing in front of a large group of Indians. 25 00:01:39,989 --> 00:01:42,874 They were standing in a circle. 26 00:01:42,875 --> 00:01:47,752 One Indian was holding something like a big belt. 27 00:01:47,753 --> 00:01:51,272 It glowed brightly. 28 00:01:51,273 --> 00:01:53,618 "What's going on up there?" 29 00:01:53,619 --> 00:01:57,299 Dad shouted angrily from below. 30 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:01,405 Those were the last words the children heard. 31 00:02:01,406 --> 00:02:07,872 Their eyes closed and they fell down the dark tunnel. 32 00:02:07,873 --> 00:02:10,882 They landed on soft soil. 33 00:02:10,883 --> 00:02:16,678 "What's that smell?" Vinnie moaned. 34 00:02:16,679 --> 00:02:22,418 "Something's burning," replied Mandy. 35 00:02:22,419 --> 00:02:27,805 The children were in a village surrounded by a tall fence. 36 00:02:27,806 --> 00:02:35,618 Around them, long buildings with curved roofs were covered in bark and animal skins. 37 00:02:35,619 --> 00:02:39,739 A large fire burned in the middle of the village. 38 00:02:39,740 --> 00:02:45,421 People were throwing pieces of cloth into it. 39 00:02:45,422 --> 00:02:49,389 A young girl came out of a nearby house. 40 00:02:49,390 --> 00:02:53,009 She gasped loudly when she saw them. 41 00:02:53,010 --> 00:02:55,231 "How did you get in here?" 42 00:02:55,232 --> 00:02:58,146 she said, looking shocked. 43 00:02:58,147 --> 00:03:03,869 "Well, we just . . . ," said Mandy nervously. 44 00:03:03,870 --> 00:03:09,925 Like the girl, Vinnie and Mandy were wearing shirts made of animal skin. 45 00:03:09,926 --> 00:03:12,675 Vinnie wore pants underneath. 46 00:03:12,676 --> 00:03:17,951 Both Mandy and the girl wore a skirt. 47 00:03:17,952 --> 00:03:21,451 The girl stared angrily at Mandy. 48 00:03:21,452 --> 00:03:22,934 "You are white. 49 00:03:22,935 --> 00:03:26,580 You don't belong here," she said. 50 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:31,427 Vinnie and Mandy did not know what to say. 51 00:03:31,428 --> 00:03:36,881 Just then, an old woman appeared from the same house. 52 00:03:36,882 --> 00:03:40,408 She looked at Vinnie and Mandy curiously. 53 00:03:40,409 --> 00:03:44,205 "Who are you?" she asked. 54 00:03:44,206 --> 00:03:48,538 The children introduced themselves. 55 00:03:48,539 --> 00:03:53,134 "Do you know where you are?" the woman asked. 56 00:03:53,135 --> 00:03:58,173 "Uh, not really," Vinnie replied truthfully. 57 00:03:58,174 --> 00:04:04,602 "This is the village of the Iroquois," said the old woman. 58 00:04:04,603 --> 00:04:09,408 "So go home!" the girl said in a mean way. 59 00:04:09,409 --> 00:04:16,406 "Onatah, it is the time of the Green Corn Festival," the woman said softly. 60 00:04:16,407 --> 00:04:20,954 "It is a time of thanksgiving and forgiveness." 61 00:04:20,955 --> 00:04:25,678 "I know, Grandmother," Onatah mumbled. 62 00:04:25,679 --> 00:04:30,947 Nodding, the old woman looked at Vinnie and Mandy again. 63 00:04:30,948 --> 00:04:33,427 "I am Clan Mother. 64 00:04:33,428 --> 00:04:41,791 The People of the Longhouse welcome you," she said.