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We fell into our camp before the sun.

We could not escape.

and his wife by the river.

They'd been shot in the back.

Nothing else alive.

Everyone slaughtered the horses.

Custer must have taken some prisoners. There's about 40, maybe 50 women and

children. How could they do this?

Keep going!

Bullet went right through the bone. We're lucky.

The long hair has moved the soldiers down the river toward the other

It is not safe here for you. You must go.

There must be something we can do.

Please, help you bury them.

We will leave my people where they fell.

The birds and the wolves will scatter their flesh over the earth.

There, they can feed our mother again.

Will you watch after this one now?

I'll make sure he's safe.

Where are you going to go?

I'll arrive with my Arapaho brothers.

To look for Custer?

When is the killing going to stop? Can't you not see what's before you?

It is finished.

Go.

Before it's too late.

Tea. It helps out of your stomach.

Thank you.

I ground up the corn. I got it soaking like water.

The baby's still sleeping.

You ought to get some sleep. Start crushing more.

No.

I bet you'll need milk soon. We should keep pushing on.

All right.

I'll check on your arm before we leave.

They're home.

They're home.

Ma! Ma!

We've been so worried.

Is everybody all right?

We're fine, but look at you.

Grace. Ma.

Hey, Ma.

Who's that?

It's Cheyenne, baby.

Her parents got killed.

How?

Custer attacked Black Kettle's village before we got there.

Oh, my Lord.

Are they all right?

Everyone's gone, Colleen.

Snowbird?

Black Kettle?

No harm.

Where is he?

Where is he?

No harm was killed with the others.

Take care of these.

We'll take this one home and get him fed.

If there's anything I can do.

There's nothing anyone could do.

Thank you for looking after the children.

Poor little thing. Oh, and he hardly cried a whoop last night, and I know

got to be hungry.

Oh, look here, let's see. I must just feel awful.

I don't know if it's such a good idea to be taking care of that around here.

And what do you suggest I do? No, don't go starting up on me.

Well, he's just an innocent little baby.

Just going to grow up to hate us like the rest of them. And what's left of

Custer sure done what he come here to do.

Lauren? I'd like some coffee and some flour. All right.

Michaela, are you all right? I'm fine.

Do you have any of that special chocolate left?

Yes, but... Michaela, I feel awful about what happened. All your friends... I'd

like two blocks, please.

Grace, how is he?

Oh, he'll be fine soon to get some milk in him.

Michaela. Your Custer took care of our little engine problem down at the

Washita.

Got a real hero's welcome back at Camp Supply.

Whole command turned out for review.

Just what do you think you're doing?

Just chatting with Michaela about the General's big victory.

I think you're trying to be cruel.

I'll pick these things up when you're less busy.

Dr. Mike.

Dr.

Mike.

You do know not everybody is happy with what happened to Cheyenne.

Well,

I see you in church tomorrow.

But you're coming.

No harm.

Walk around here without making a sound.

It's because no harm with Cheyenne.

Make it sound like being Cheyenne's a good thing.

I think it is, don't you?

The Giants have got him killed.

Maybe.

You don't think so?

I think bad things happen sometimes, Brian, and they don't make any sense.

I think they hated him just because he's Indian.

What's important now, Brian, is how you felt about him.

You saw no harm for what he was.

A person.

A friend.

He was my Niall.

I know.

I thought... I thought maybe you'd like to have this with you.

He can't hear me play it no more.

I don't know.

Cheyenne would say that...

No harm's gone on to join his ancestors with the Great Spirit.

But his spirit is still here with us, too.

I think he's with you every time you think about him.

Every time you play this.

It's good stew, Colleen.

Yes, it certainly is.

Thanks.

I made cobbler for dessert.

Your favorite apple.

What's going to happen to all the giant prisoners they took?

Keep them locked up for a while.

We'll probably move them to another reservation down south.

You think Custer's going to find Cloud Dancing?

I don't know, Matthew.

Figuring the army will keep attacking villages hoping to draw the dog soldiers

in.

They know that the dog soldiers will want to protect the people.

Where are you going?

I have work to catch up on at the clinic.

Not late for that, don't you think?

I'll wait here till you get back.

You don't have to do that.

I want to.

See you in the morning.

Nate? Horace, I'm sorry to be bothering you so late. I was wondering if you

could help me.

What is it?

Well, it's the baby. I'm trying to give him his bottle, but he just won't feed

on it. Why?

Can't figure how we could help you. You should go see Dr. Mike.

He's getting weaker.

And I was hoping... You want

Myra to nurse an Indian baby?

I'm asking you to feed a hungry baby.

Of course I will.

You never came back for your supplies.

I've been wanting to get on with this for some time now.

I can't imagine how the dust blows in.

Michaela, you can't go on like this.

Like what?

Pretending like nothing's happened.

You've got to... I really don't have time to visit right now.

You're the dearest friend I've ever known.

You're not getting rid of me that easy.

I've never seen you the way you were today.

All the fight gone out of you.

I know that you saw something horrible.

But sooner or later, you're going to have to talk about it.

Michaela?

There's a lot getting written about that battle.

Folks who believe in Cuffs have done a good thing.

That he was killing mostly braves and warriors. That he's a real hero.

Was he a hero, Michaela?

How should I know?

Oh, I think you know more than anybody.

You've seen with your own eyes. I don't want to be rude, Dorothy.

But I'd really like to finish this tonight.

Good morning, sonny.

Brought these back.

Appreciate you letting me use them.

How are you folks coming along?

How do you expect us to be?

Maybe you ought to remember just who you're talking to.

In case you forget, I got a Cheyenne baby sleeping in my bed right this

How are you folks coming along?

It's been rough.

How's the baby?

Doing better.

Hope he ain't too much trouble.

Oh, hardly cries at all.

And he sleeps most of the night, too, as long as Grace keeps her hands off of

him. Oh, she's threatening.

Well,

now that Mara's helping with the feeding, I reckon it's going to be all

What's Dr. Mike been?

Can't say she ain't been by the scene.

Morning. Morning, Sally.

Some eggs left on the stove.

No, thanks.

Thought we'd go by and see the baby after church.

We're not going to church.

Why not?

I told them they could go. I have too much work to plan.

But you've done all that last night.

Mom!

I got a splinter.

I was raking the barn. It went in deep.

Splinter? It hurts. Get it out.

Put it down.

Colleen, please.

Hold it right there.

Ow, that hurt!

We've got to get it out. Hold still.

You're hurting me!

Give it a chance, Brian.

I can't find anything.

It's in there. I can feel it.

Ow! Honestly, Brian, it's just a splinter.

Why don't you just soak it in some warm water?

Why don't you go in there? This ain't the right time.

Right time?

Listen to her.

She knows I'm here.

She's gonna do this alone.

You can't just sleep with her. I know what she's going through. It ain't the

same, Matthew.

This ain't about just losing folks you care for. It's more than that.

I have never known anybody like your ma.

She's always trying so hard to find the good in folks.

She believes she can do anything.

She couldn't stop this.

And after what she saw out there, things ain't never gonna be the same.

She lost something inside herself, Matthew.

She's gotta find a way to get her hope back.

What if she can't?

What if she needs help?

I'm going to take Colin and Brian into church.

What are you going to do?

How did you know I would be here?

This is where I found you.

When I killed your son.

I was the young one.

Robert E. and Grace have taken real good care of him.

We had many babies in our village.

I do not know who gave him life.

I do not know his name.

It's very dangerous for you to come back here.

There's nothing more that can be done to me.

I have seen my shadow.

Does the shadow always move?

It does not always mean death.

I cannot know what is ahead, but the spirits told me to return here first.

To finish what I began with Dr. Mike.

She's in a dark place.

I know.

I've been there also.

You're gonna make that baby deaf with your singing.

As a matter of fact, he said he liked it.

He did now?

He said that I have the prettiest voice that he ever did hear.

Mm -hmm.

He's smiling.

Because he's thinking to you.

I think he is.

I want us to look after him, Robert A.

Always.

I've been thinking that God didn't give us a... child of our own because he was

saving us for him. You're talking nuts.

Oh, I've seen you with him.

And we can give him a good home.

Grace, he's Indian. He... He's not...

Colored?

Well, I expect that from just about anybody except you.

We're going to have ourselves a family, Grace. Now, I promise.

But to do this in this... town?

Just this trouble.

We never run from trouble before.

That baby won't know nothing but hate.

He won't have nobody to want to be with. He'll have us.

And he'll grow up in a loving home.

Now you tell me, Robert E., who better to take care of this child?

Who better to understand than us?

It's time you're asking too much, Grace.

It's just too much.

I think Brian's got the right idea.

Get some rest.

Colleen, you want to help me in the barn?

I want to come in.

Now?

Molly, where have you been?

Busy.

I'm glad you're here. I want to check on your arm. My arm's fine.

I still want to examine it. I said it's fine.

You want some coffee, Al?

No, I don't want nothing to drink.

I don't want you to try fixing nothing.

I just want you to stop, stop, and look at me. Sully.

Just look at me. Why are you doing this?

I am not trying to hurt you.

She'll make me remember.

Sully, I know your heart is broken.

Don't you think I hate myself for not being there for you, for the children?

We're fine.

Whenever you're around, all I can see, all I can think about is how we let this

happen. We didn't let this happen. But we should have stopped it.

There are some things that you can't stop. We could have tried harder.

Sally, these are our friends. We let them down.

No.

I'm the one that sided with the town. I wanted the railroad. I let them down.

Cloud dancing don't think that.

and he wants to see you.

How could he?

Because he don't blame you.

Why would you want to see me?

He wants to finish teaching you about the medicine.

He needs to do something.

If you could help each other.

What do I do?

You trust him.

Like we trust you.

When a medicine man teaches, he loses some of his own power.

Cheyenne Custon says that you gotta offer him a gift.

What kind of gift?

It should be something that speaks your heart to his.

But I don't have anything.

Cloud dancing would be on it.

I'd like to put it out.

Just once.

I wish I knew what to say to you.

I know what is in your heart. It is also in mine.

I should never have let Snowbird go on without me.

No.

You didn't cause it.

Cloud Dancer was my people that did this for your people.

I feel so sick.

Ashamed.

One cannot go on living anger in plain.

It's time for us both to heal.

I don't know how.

Spirits will help us.

Then we'll talk about the medicine.

I can't say if your spirits exist or not.

I'm not even sure how I feel about my own God anymore.

Just because we are angry with them does not mean that they will go away.

There. How long is she going to be gone?

However long it takes.

A few days, maybe.

I thought Blood National had caught her stuff.

Well, he wants to know everything now.

Figures it will make your mom a better doctor.

It's kind of his way of making things right out of something bad.

See, when awful things happen, sometimes if folks can find something good coming

out of it, it helps.

Keeps them going.

Is that what you do?

Yeah.

Kind of like Ma dying and not coming to live with Dr. Mike.

That's right.

When no harm died,

We covered up that baby so he could live.

Maybe he'll grow up to be a great leader like Black Kettle.

And work for peace.

Want to help me fit this last one?

Silly. What?

Can we visit the baby?

Sure.

This is Brian.

All right.

Put your head under his head.

Hey, little guy.

He looks happy.

Guess he don't know what happened to him.

It's real awful when you lose your mom and pa.

Don't worry.

You're going to find people to love you.

Just like me when my ma died.

Yes.

No harm saved his life.

He hid him from the soldiers with his body.

His ma saves his life the same way.

So it's real important this baby grows up good.

So I said he could even be a chief someday.

Make it so folks can stop being so mad and fighting all the time.

Maybe even help save somebody's life, too.

Maybe he already has.

To understand the medicine, you must know how it began.

One day long ago, the animals became angry at man for killing and eating him.

So they came together in council where each animal decided on a sickness he

would give man.

The cedars will be found in the high hills.

They grow short there, close to the ground.

I've seen it. It has small berries.

That is right.

If tea cannot be made, they can chew the berry and swallow the juice.

them with me always.

So will I.

A friend once told me we should listen more to nature's song.

I'd forgotten how beautiful it could be.

Thank you for helping me find it again.

When we close our hearts off to our pain, that day closed all things around

to the joy as well as the sadness.

Even to the ones we love.

All I wanted to do was to forget.

My people need you to remember.

If the truth is not lost, perhaps something will be learned.

I must leave soon.

Will you bring me the baby tonight?

You're going away.

You have learned all I can teach.

No.

I mean, I still feel... Cloud dancing. I don't know where I belong anymore.

Sully once used the same words.

The answer is already within you.

Or you would not have had the courage to come here.

Where will you take him?

Time for my people is short.

You who are left know the old ways.

In the north, there's a band of Cheyenne who refuse to live on a reservation.

They hunt the land you call the Yellowstone.

I know these people.

They will raise this baby in the ways of my grandfathers.

What about you?

Where will you go?

He wants him back!

Could you bring him by the old oaks after dark?

No.

He can't have him.

Robert E. and me decided we're gonna raise him. Grace.

Grace, I'm sorry. I didn't know.

But you said his parents were dead.

He's part of a tribe.

There are other bands.

They share the same way of life, the same traditions. He'll be raised the

Robert Ian may can raise him right.

I know you... He would be safe with us.

Grace, if there were no Cheyenne to take care of this baby, I don't believe you

could find two more loving people to care for him.

What kind of life can they give him that we can't?

Cheyenne life.

Being hunted by soldiers.

Or starving under a horrible reservation.

I suppose some of that depends on us.

To thank you

for all you've taught me and for your friendship.

We both want you to have it.

Put stones over the heart to help protect you.

And the claws of the hawk to give you the courage to face the unknown.

It's a bit crooked. I'm afraid my sewing's not as good as my cooking.

I go away with pride.

Robert E.

What are you doing here?

We wanted to say goodbye to you. And we wanted to be with you. And I wanted

Cloud Dancing to know that my prayers are with him and with all of his people.

Glad that you came.

Instead of taking Dr.

Mike, we said our goodbyes.

You must always remember how a Negro couple took care of you when there was

one.

And a white woman nursed you at her breast.

Now you grow up to be part of a brave, proud people.

Sonny and I thought of a name.

We'll call you Live in Hope.

This way you can carry the words of your chief.

Live in hope.

It is a good name.

It must be three o 'clock in the morning.

First time I met the Cheyenne people.

They helped me search for Brian when he ran away.

Later, Sully and Cloud Dance, he brought Chief Black Kettle up to the homestead.

He'd been wounded by the army and they needed my help.

That's when Black Kettle gave him my Cheyenne name.

It means medical woman.

I don't think I've ever known a man who wanted peace more.

I want to tell you about Chief Black Kettle.

About the Cheyenne Nation.

I want people to know who they are and what's happened to them.

You tell me the truth, Michaela, and I'll print it.

We were dead.