A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.

This tough and gripping western boldly shines a light on the darker side of the American West by tackling issues of injustice among Native Americans, and remains a groundbreaking work in the genre.

When decorated war hero and Shoshone tribesman Lance Poole (Robert Taylor) returns home to Wyoming after serving during the Civil War, he faces relentless racial discrimination as settlers and government agents seek to strip his family of their ancestral land. As tensions rise, Lance is forced into a harrowing struggle to defend his home and honour, against overwhelming odds. -TORONTO FILM SOCIETY