Alex Crow Feather, a Lakota artist and MIT computer science graduate, returns to the Pine Ridge Reservation after her grandmother's death, inheriting both traditional medicine wheel teachings and a mysterious collection of indigenous mathematical symbols. When Alex discovers these symbols contain algorithmic patterns, she begins encoding them into NFTs that function as interactive digital medicine wheels.

Her first collection, "Seven Sacred Directions," allows users to participate in virtual vision quests, with each NFT guiding holders through traditional healing ceremonies adapted for the digital age. But these aren't simple art pieces—users report genuine spiritual experiences. A war veteran's PTSD vanishes after completing the "Healing Warrior Path" NFT ceremony. A teenager overcomes addiction following the "Sweet Lodge Purification" digital ritual.

When pharmaceutical company Healixcorp discovers that Alex's NFTs contain frequencies that measurably affect human brain chemistry, they attempt to patent the underlying indigenous knowledge. Alex leads a coalition of "crypto shamans"—Native artists worldwide using blockchain to protect traditional wisdom from corporate exploitation. They create the first "Indigenous Intellectual Property" (IIP) blockchain, where sacred knowledge can be shared freely among Native communities while being legally protected from commercial appropriation.

The battle escalates when Healixcorp uses AI to reverse-engineer Alex's healing frequencies and creates synthetic versions, claiming they're "inspired by" rather than stolen from indigenous traditions. Alex must navigate federal court systems that don't recognize digital sacred objects, while also fighting within her own community, where traditionalists believe sacred knowledge should never be digitized at all.

The conflict reaches crisis when Alex's own grandfather, a respected medicine man, publicly denounces her work as cultural betrayal. Torn between preserving traditions and adapting them for survival, Alex creates her most ambitious project: "The Eternal Fire" NFT, which contains the complete oral history of her people encoded in blockchain, ensuring their stories can never be lost or corrupted—but also means they can never be fully controlled by any single community again.

"Character Arcs:"

- Alex: Torn between tradition and innovation, ultimately bridges both worlds

- Dr. Margaret Healix: Corporate villain who becomes unlikely ally after experiencing genuine healing

- Joseph Crow Feather: Traditional grandfather who must confront changing world

"Cultural Consulting:" Deep research into indigenous intellectual property rights, traditional healing practices

"Themes:" Cultural preservation vs. adaptation, indigenous rights in digital age, commodification of sacred knowledge

"Setting:"Native reservations with high-tech labs, corporate boardrooms, federal courts, virtual sacred spaces

"Tags" #DigitalShamanism #IndigenousRights #NFTActivism #TraditionalKnowledge #CryptoActivism #SacredCopyright #DigitalMedicine #CulturalPreservation #NativeAmerican #BlockchainActivism