After the Civil War many people moved west to start a new life. These pioneers were excited about obtaining land and building new lives for themselves. The American Indians were concerned about the losing of their land and identity. The clash of cultures was inevitable. Each considered the other savages and fought to protect their way of life. Chayton, a Sioux warrior, had been born white and adopted into the Sioux Nation. As a young adult he was torn between the two nations especially after falling in love with Linda, a young white girl. Linda's parents looked at all Indians as heathens....