The Algonquin Indians are worried. The land is so deeply asleep in the snow of the great winter that spring will not come. Prey is scarce, fishing is difficult in frozen lakes and food reserves are shrinking in the wigwams ... What to do? The elders say we should go in search of a legendary bear, the oldest grizzly of the forest. They say its power is so great that it can change the seasons ... The young Isha Bear Paw embarks on his trail ...