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(narrator) "There are not many left who know this story,

one old man, perhaps, who remembers

He is the last of the Apache chiefs.

And he still comes to Sacred Mountain to sit

in the sun and talk about the last struggles

of the Apache and the white man.

The Indians never wrote history, they told it.

The old told it to the young, tales of bravery,

tales of glory and this strange tale of the Apache struggle

for survival in a white man's world.

It all began as a small wagon train was crossing

through Apache country."

(Indian war cries)

(gunshots)

You remember my words Black Wolf

stoke down the White man, show them no mere

— I promise. — I should have been chief.

Now, someday you will be chief.

Be strong and not a weakling, like my brother, Big Crow.

Kill. the White man.

They're all dead.

— What will we tell Big Crow? — If he finds out we attacked...

This is what we'll tell Big Crow...

The White man fired from ambush

There were three of them against one of us.

We had to defend ourselves or be killed You understand?

Help.

Young Eagle, come here my son.

I have sad new my father has been murdered

by the White devils.

More fighting. How did my brother die?

They fired on us while we were hunting.

My father fell with the first shot

They attacked us without warning.

From ambush.

Did you fight them off?

We killed them all.

I had hoped when I signed treaty with Colonel Martin

that fighting would be over.

Treaties are written lies. The fighting will never be over,

I we drive the White man from our land

We have been through much and we have learn

we must live at peace with the white men

or like buffalo, we will disappear and be forgotten.

Tell Mohaska. - I will tell Mohaska.

— Mohaska, my father... — The Spirit of the Fire

has told me, your father is dead.

— My father was murdered. — I tried to turn it away...

Does your fire tell you that there'll be a new chief

of the Apache?

No, Black Wolf, you will never be chief.

Your fires are wrong Mohaska. I will be chief.

Must there always be wars and fight

As long as there is hatred and greed, there will always

be trouble, Watona.

We cannot fight the white man forever. Even your father's

prayers and medicines cannot stop their guns.

I'm sorry about your father, Black Wolf.

Thank you, Watona.

Why you were attacked

we have a treaty with Colonel Martin.

Treaties are for squaws. We must strike first.

— That is not the way. — There's so many White men.

After our attack today, there are fewer white men.

You attacked them? Ye we surprised them

and killed them all. — And cost your father his life.

What good did it do? — Now, more white men will come.

Let them come I'm not afraid

Can't you make your cousin see he's wrong?

I've tried many times.

Watona, you're wearing my gift. I'm very happy.

I wear many gifts, I like them.

But none so much as this.

Watona, when I am chief in my father's place, I want you

by my side.

I don't know...

Is it Black Wolf?

(crowd cheering)

What's the matter, why are we stopping?

Sounds mighty like a war dance going on, Lieutenant.

Maybe you're right, Nevada. Better take a look

before we ride in.

Back there. I ain't never

been wrong yet, about Know so much about

I've been mistook for one several times. I remember once.

Later, Nevada, when we're not in a hurry.

Well, I was only tr yin' to help. I figured there was some things

they didn't learn yet about Injuns at Westpoint.

A lot of things, I'm sure.

What would you suggest we do now?

Well, Sir, a fella might sneak around them rocks

and come up in back of the teepees yonder.

That's a good idea and get back as soon as you can.

—Yes, Sir, I'll hurry. — On foot, Nevada.

On foot?! Yes, Sir.

(crowd sounds)

(coughing)

Lieutenant Brown, welcome to home of my people.

I come from Colonel Mart angry that the Apache

have broken the treaty of peace which you mad

Big Crow has not kept his word that there'd

be no more trouble.

Big Crow's word not broken. White men attack

our hunting party. My people not to blame

That's hard to believe, Big Crow.

You talk to White men, make them speak truth

to Colonel Martin. — They're all dead.

Who was in their hunting party?

My brother, Grey Cloud and his son, Black Wolf,

led hunting party. — I'd like to talk to Grey Cloud.

My brother was killed. — What about Black Wolf,

I'll speak to him then.

Bring your cousin here.

He went to Sacred Mountain to pray.

He'd probably tell me the same story anyhow.

What do you know about this, Young Eagle?

I wasn't on the hunting party.

Well, it may have been the white men's fault, after all.

II report to the Colonel What

Colonel Martin knows, Big Crow never lie. He will believe.

Just see that the Apaches stay out of trouble.

Right, rear!

It is well they take your word, Big Crow.

I do not lie, even to save my brother's son.

Me our people were attacked

That is not what Black Wolf tell Watona

He boasted to her about surprising the white men.

A man lies to a maiden.

Watona say you heard him too, Young Eagle.

He said... they attack White men.

My son did not tell me.

I wanted to keep peace it was all over and done

No, not done.

Black Wolf has lied to me and because of him,

I have had to those who

Black Wolf must be punished.

I will ask the Great Spirit to name his punishment.

Black Wolf shall be brought before the council for sentence.

What is the truth, Black Wolf?

Did my brother attack the White men?

They ambushed us.

Your own words prove you are lying peak Young Eagle

I shall speak for myself es we raided them Why no

My father was a warrior, not a treaty maker

afraid to fight. I'll kill every white man that crosses my path.

You shall be punished as the Great Spirit commands.

Mohaska.

The Great Spirit has spoken, five days Without food

or weapon on Sacred Mountain. Pray, pray for the peace

or death comes swiftly.

For a long time, you and your father have made trouble

for all of us. There will be no more.

Go, pray for the peace you have done so much to destroy

You have heard obey!

I feel sorry for him.

Someday you will learn better.

How will he get food?

You heard what your father said about food and weapons.

I would help him.

Man was lucky, very through five days

on Sacred Mountain without food and without weapons

to defend themself against the Wilderness

In the face of this dang Black Wolf prayed

not for peace and forgiveness, but for strength

to further his insane desire for power.

His was a prayer of hate, because of his obsession

against the White ma

Black Wolf.

What do you want? Another story to take back to Big Crow?

— I didn't come here to fight. — No?

I'm only trying to help you.

I don't need your help or anyone's.

I'm sorry for you, Black Wolf. Here, you may need this.

It will help me get fresh food.

(horses approaching)

(scream)

Watona. - Black Wolf!

You shouldn't be here. You were supposed to stay five days.

I had to see you. — Well, now you'd better go.

Watona. - Oh.

— It's gold. — Where did you get it?

In the hills saw the sun 9 on amongst the rocks.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Now, you can take off these turquoise that Young Eagle

gave you. — No. I like this too.

Wear the watch out of sight.

— Why, it's too pretty to hide. — Watona, do as I say.

I don't see Why.

When you marry me, you'll learn to obey.

You mean if I marry you.

Watona better go

Don't tell anyone that you saw me

It'd be bad for you if I did.

Everything seems peaceful enough. We'll ride straight in.

—Yes, Sir. — Excuse me, Colonel.

— What is is Nevada? — Uh, Colonel, Sir,

I ain't running this expe, expe, uh, this picnic, but I think

we oughta go back and get more troopers.

Why? 3 a mighty bad sign

when

I remember once when — Later, Nevada.

Oh, I ain't never been wrong yet about Injuns. I know so much

about 'em, I've been mistook for one several times.

I remember when... —All right, all right, Nevada,

you go and take a look at it, but be quick about it.

(laughter and shrieks)

Oh !

(screaming)

— Well, what did you find out? — Well, Sir, I found everything

pretty much in order, Sir. — Must be awfully hot over there.

Why, you are soaking wet. — Yes, Sir, all wet.

Hmm.

Say, Lieutenant, there's some dum pretty females over there.

Some of 'em could be mighty friendly, I think. Ha ha ha...

I won't waste words, my patience with the Apache is at an end.

My people have made no trouble

Except to rob and murder a harmless peddler and his wife

who were crossing your land. Just plain murder.

And I want the man who did it.

It was none of our people. — You're wrong.

The woman was still alive when we found her.

I want every teepee searched and every brave questioned

It shall be done.

— Mohaska... — Excuse me, Colonel, that girl.

Does the Colonel see the watch she's wearing?

To Ellen from Harry.

Why this watch belonged to Mrs. Harvey, the woman

who was murdered.

Where you get this?

— I, I found it. — Where?

Don't be afraid to say.

— Out there. — She must have picked

it up where the killer dropped it.

Yo Watona?

I'll do the questioning.

Do you realize that a woman was murdered forth

That she was probably wearing it just as you wear it.

He, uh, he didn't tell you that, did he?

— No. — Who was it?

It was Black Wolf. He brought it to me this morning.

Black Wolf... Why he's your nephew. Where is he?

I sent him to Sacred Mountain to pray.

Well, it seems he didn't stay there.

What'd he tell you about this? — He said he found it.

Looks like he's the man we want.

Send for him. We'll take him in, right now.

If Black Wolf is killer, I will turn him over to you,

but first he must be punished according to our tribal law.

You've always kept your word, Big Crow.

I'll depend on you to turn him over when you

get through with him, but... if you fail to deliver him to me

by sunrise, six days from now, I'll round up all your men

and send them to the swamplands. And your women and children

will be sent to the reservation far to the north

and none WI|| never return to the land of the Apache

I will deliver him. I give you my word.

Maybe Black Wolf did find the watch

You know that is not so.

It's time you forget that Black Wolf is your cousin.

He's a renegade.

- I'll bring him in. - No, I will go, it's better.

Five days have been spent in prayer.

You make a mockery of our gods

Seize him! Tie him up!

Wait.

Now, there is no doubt.

Take him to our chief.

(narrator) "At the trial, the evidence

was like a pointing finger, Black Wolf had murdered...

and as he admitted his guilt, he arrogantly

defied his chief and his tribe."

You have disgraced our people. You are an outcast

First, you will be punished by our people.

You WI|| run the gauntlet and be struck and spat upon

by every woman in the tribe.

Then you will be turned over to the soldiers

Mohaska, take him.

Start.

You will take this stranger to Colonel Martin at the fort.

(gunshot)

Yaw I

Stop!

so he can crawl back to

Big Crow and all the Apache will be gone.

— Gone, gone Where? — The colonel gave Big Crow

six days to deliver you to the fort

If you're not there, the white soldiers will break up the tribe

They will send the men to the swamplands

And the women and children to the north country.

So, here are three they won't send away.

There is many more that feel as we do. We'll band together.

We'll kill and rob the white man... til we're strong.

And you will lead Black Wolf?

Come.

Pani and Lame Bull ambushed us and escaped with Black Wolf

Tewa is dead.

The six days that Colonel Martin gave us are nearly gone.

Our time is short

I know a way to give you time to look for Black Wolf

Let me go to the fort as hostage, until you bring him in.

Then go quickly, my son.

—You've been gone along time. — I had a hard time getting

back here. The Whole tribe's looking for us.

Big Crow himself is heading one of the parties.

— Did they find our trail? — No, not yet.

And they won't. They only have until tomorrow morning.

That may not be true. Young Eagle's being held

at the fort until they find you.

Probably gave himself up... to replace me.

Fool, I hope they hang him. Get the guns.

We'll get more of these.

(narrator) "It was a bitter moment for Big Crow...

Black Wolf was still free. His own people had been unable

to track him down. It was only a matter of hours now,

before the soldiers would ride in to separate

the families of the tribe.

His own son, Young Eagle, a prisoner at the fort

with a death penalty over his head

Young Eagle has escaped from the fort

That is not like my son. He has never broken his word to me.

Now they will hunt him too.

— Lame Bull... Pani. — It isn't much.

We should have more men go after bigger wagon trains.

We will. When they hang Young Eagle, the tribe

will take orders from me.

Big Crow is still chief, he has a treaty with the white men.

We got you dead to fights

Hold it, Nevada, Young Eagle's on our side.

He is? Doggone, nobody never tells me nothin'.

There's nothing we can do for him now,

except catch the killers. — This time they left Sign.

— Navajo. — No, Apache. My people.

How many would you say were in the party

There were three of them. One of them was Black Wolf.

Black Wolf?! How do you know?

Black Wolf's pony has a crooked hoof.

You know all the ponies personal, don't ya?

He used to be my pony, Black Wolf won him

from me in a race. — Oh.

They went out in this direction.

Tell Colonel Martin that this time the trail is warm.

II find Black Wolf and bring him to the fort

I hope so. The Colonel was beginning to think

he'd made a mistake in letting you escape.

I'll keep my promise.

Well, you know What happen to the Apache if you fa

The way I read the signs, they went due north.

I'd better lead the way.

No, I'll go alone.

Hey, you're headin' in the wrong direction.

They went due no

He is kinda stupid.

Black Wolf, Black Wolf! Look!

Young Eagle.

Free and tracking us.

Wait, let's see if he's alone.

Stop! What do you want here?

A place to hide.

I escaped from the fort and they're hunting me

Are they on your trail?

No, I shook them off miles back.

Why did you escape? — They were trying to hang me

Without a trial

So, they're not your friends anymore.

I hate them as much as you do. You were right and I was wrong.

I want to fight them now and drive them out

You will take orders from me? —Yes, I will.

Come up.

Up there.

Hold him there.

Do you think I believed you?

I'm not as softhearted nor as weak as you.

You think I've forgotten the way your father treated me?

You deserve worse than you got. — I oughta kill you.

Tie him up, we'll leave him here.

Here.

There's water in this, hear it?

You can think of it each morning as the sun rises.

Get the horses and be ready to

We'll only be gone a few days, maybe a week.

Perhaps your father and I can come to terms

Big Crow will never bargain with you.

He knows I'd rather die than see you lead our people.

Uhh!

What do you want renegade?

Young Eagle escaped from the fort

— I know that. — Your son is dead.

Colonel Martin found him and then killed him.

I brought these to prove to you that I'm not

He had no chance to use them.

May my son find peace.

Is that all you have to say?

Young Eagle is beyond my help

But yo I send the Apache to avenge

Too many of our people would die.

That would not bring back my son.

You're an old man, let me lead the Apache against the white man

— No! There will be no war. — What kind of a chief are you?

You let the white man massacre our people, murder my father

and kill you son... and you plead about peace.

I am an old man, that is true. But, so long as I am Chief

of the Apache, there will be no war.

You and your father before you before you have been

the cause of all of our trouble.

Come.

(narrator) "Yes, because of the white man, to whom they had pledged

their word to keep the peace, Indians killed each other.

This meant nothing to renegades like Black Wolf

He didn't believe that a man's word was a sacred thing

if it interfered with his secret ambitions. To him, honor

was weakness and weakness was something he despised.

He'd show them What a strong man could do

To force Mohaska to declare him chief of the Apache

he took Watona.

It was a great dream Black Wolf ha

of leading the Apache into battle and either to win

freedom from the white man's rule or die gloriously."

Big Crow. Big Crow! Big Crow.

Watona. Watona. Watona, Watona !

Where is Big Crow? — Big Crow is dead.

And the son of Big Crow is dead

You have no ch Where is Watona”

If you and your councilors decide that I will lead

the Apache on the warpath, then your daughter

will be returned to you. I shall return at sundown

and we shall start our war dance.

Black Wolf, Why do you want to destroy us

Destroy us? You now have a leader, Watona.

The Apache's on the warpath. We'll avenge Sand Creek,

Death Canyon and all the rest

The white man will pay for his massacres.

And more blood will start flowing. There'll be more

fighting and more wars.

I'm a warrior, Watona, a chief. Was there peace with Big Crow?

When Young Eagle was alive, was that peace?

Young Eagle, What's happened to him?

He is dead.

Go to the cave and see that he is. We'll meet on Sacred Mountain.

(narrator) "In desperation, Mohaska had called a Council of the Elders

to tell of the problems that confronted them

Their chief, Big Crow, was missing, Young Eagle

had disappeared, Watona, a prisoner and Black Wolf

demanding that he be recognized, immediately,

as their new leader and chief.

At sunset, he was coming back for the ransom and only

the council could decide whether there would be war or peace."

(scream)

Where's Black Wolf? — Young Eagle!

I knew Black Wolf was lying when he said white soldiers

had killed you too. — He killed my father

with my own weapon. Where is he?

I do not know, he's gone and taken Watona with him.

— Watona He took her last

He has threatened great harm to her unless I start

the war drums and declare him chief.

He will be back at sundown. You are now chief,

send warriors after VVatona. — No, it's too late for that.

Our time at the fort is up. Even now, soldiers may be riding

to take us. Black Wolf knew all that

Delay the war drums as long as you can.

I will do as you say.

The trail starts there.

We rest the horses a few minutes

Everybody check the guns — Colonel Mart

I'm sure if we gave Young Eagle another chance,

he'd be able to deliver for us. — I've waited too long now.

I'm giving Big Crow notice we're moving the tribe.

Colonel Martin shoulda asked me before lettin' that fella go.

I know them Injuns. I remember once... Come on!

(drums and war cries)

— Lieutenant. —Yes, sir.

You and I'll take a look at 'em at the top of that rise.

—Yes, Sir. — Maybe I'd better go along,

Colonel. — All right, Nevada,

you come along. The rest of you men wait here.

That's What I'd call a full—fledged war dance

Yeah.

I'm going in there and talk to Mohaska.

— Doesn't look too safe, Sir. — Well, if it isn't, Nevada,

you can have my boots.

I tried 'em on this afternoon, Sir. They're too big for me.

- I'm going with you, Sir. - No, no, you both stay here

and cover me case I have to make a dash for

What's going on here? Where's Big Crow?

Our chief is dead... murdered by Black Wolf.

Black Wolf?

I cannot hold them any longer.

Big Crow is dead and Watona is gone. I am powerless.

And even no Black Wolf and Young Eagle ho once were

friends may be fighting.

And if Black Wolf wins?

My people will follow him on the warpath.

I don't think Young Eagle has a chance

I'm not going to wait any longer

— Only a little while more. — No, I'll be back just as soon

as I can with my full regiment.

This may mean the end of our people.

Mohaska, why don't you come back with me to the fort?

At least you will survive.

I am not important.

As things are now do not care to I

No, I will stay with my people.

Have your own way, Mohaska.

Big Crow is dead. We ride back to the fort

Almost sunset... ought to be starting down.

Get the ponies.

- Come, Watona. - Young Eagle!

Don't! (gunshot)

Come up from the back, I'll keep you covered.

(gunshot)

We're alone. Come up and we'll fight it out.

You're lying again, Black Wolf.

I'm staying right here til it gets dark, then I'm coming up.

(gunshots)

Ooh!

Young Eagle, hurry!

You Win this time Young Eagle.

(gunshot)

We can't let him get to the village.

You take that pony along that trail, and tell your father

to keep the tribe off the warpath

until I bring in Black Wolf.

Why don't you kill me... and get it over with?

No, I'm taking you in.

(narrator) "And so Black Wolf had to die to learn that honor

was strength, not weakness.

The Indians never wrote history, they told it.

The old told it to the young,

tales of bravery tales of glory

and tales of their struggles long ago."