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[Trolley bell ringing in the distance]

- Dear Henry,

all I can think about is white fang and Alaska.

Alex, belinda, and I continue the repairs on the hotel

and will reopen soon.

I apologize again for leaving you in the lurch,

but after seeing the destruction caused by the earthquake,

I now understand why they were so desperate for my help.

In truth, though, my heart is with white fang,

and I will return to the claim as soon as possible.

Thanks again for taking care of him.

Or is he taking care of you?

By the time this letter reaches you,

the ice will have thawed,

and you will have survived your first Alaskan winter.

Did you stand it all right?

[Voices in background]

Spring is a great time for adventures with white fang.

Let him run, Henry. Let him guide you.

He always knows the way.

Your friend, Jack.

- [Barking]

[Majestic music]

- white fang!

- [Barking]

- White fang!

Wait up, boy.

White fang.

- [Growls]

[Animal grunts]

[Growling]

- [Snorts]

- [Growls]

- [Grunts]

- [Barking]

- Sorry, boy.

I guess it's potatoes again tonight.

- [Whines]

- Come on, boy. Come on.

Hey, white fang.

Come on, get a drink.

- [Growling softly]

- Hey! You lookin' for somethin'?

- Heh, hey! Howdy-hey, there, boy.

[Chuckles] Name is halverson,

Lloyd halverson. Ha ha.

I-I hate the name,

so you can just use what you like.

Now, the, uh, wolf here,

I recollect him vividly. [Chuckles]

I don't believe I know you, though.

Where's, uh... Where's the other boy?

Uh, what's-his-name?

- You tell me.

- Jack. Hey?

Jack, uh...Conroy.

Right, huh? Jack Conroy?

[Chuckles] Always did have me a...

Mind for names,

all the good it done me.

- Jack went back to San Francisco

about a year ago this time.

- Is he, uh... He your brother?

- Friend.

He left me in charge of his claim.

- Yeah, me and Jack, we, uh, set a spell.

What, uh, two, three years back,

when I was passin' through.

I been west of here.

Bellied up at least a dozen digs.

The whole country's been...

Picked clean.

Sad to see.

What's your name?

- Henry.

Henry Casey.

- You, uh...

You here all by yourself? Hmm?

Well, Henry.

How do I know you ain't killed that other boy

and just took over yourself?

- [Barking]

- Move on, mister!

- No! Hold on, boy, hold on. I never--

hold your water. I'm--I'm leavin'.

- Get out of here!

- Get a hold of him! - He does what he wants.

Just don't move real fast.

- [Snarling]

- I know what you're thinkin'.

You're thinking how you're gonna spend your share.

Am I right?

- [Whines]

- My little pals...

Too many of you.

Got to get you to Dawson... Soon.

What is it, boy?

[Gun cocks]

[Insect buzzes] - Damn!

- [Panting softly]

[Barks, snarls]

- Aah!

[Grunting, moaning]

- [Barking]

- [Muttering]

Down boy! Down!

Aah!

Get this trap off my butt, boy...

Or shoot me where I lie.

[Groaning] Ah-ah-ah...

Oh!

- There'll be more comin' through.

Got to get that gold to a bank.

- [Moaning] Oh!

- What do ya say we... Drag out that raft?

Float on into Dawson?

We need supplies.

You up for it?

- [Whines]

- Okay.

We leave in the morning.

[Drumbeat]

- [chanting in native language]

[All chanting in native language]

- [whispering] On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our...

I mourn the passing of your father, Moses.

I'll pray for you in your time of need.

Thank you for sharing your food. I'll return the favor.

- We expect nothing in return, God-man.

- Get away from there. Come on.

Go, go, go.

- No, no. - To refuse is an insult.

- There is something of yours I want.

Your soul, Moses. Your soul.

- Safe trip back.

- You wonder why God's punishing you?

- We've done nothing to anger your God.

- And yet your people are starving.

There must be a reason for that.

- My grandfather spoke often of the time

when the caribou would disappear,

a time when the thunder in the earth

would be followed by the coming of the wolf.

If we are patient,

we will be instructed how to restore the balance.

- These are stories, Moses.

You cannot live your life by that.

- In your book, there are stories.

- If you care for your people,

you'll take them to live with your relatives on the island.

- You wear the same collar as the one before you,

but your words are hollow.

- Reverend Michael underestimated the situation.

Why let this suffering continue?

Move your people before it's too late.

- It is good you have a concern.

[Speaking in native language]

Thank you.

[Wolf howls in distance]

[Drumming]

[bird screeches]

[Wolf howling in the distance]

- Lily.

Lily.

You came to me in my dream, you and the wolf.

You showed me the way.

You will leave in the morning.

- Where am I going, Uncle? - To bring back the wolf.

He will lead us to the caribou.

- Where will I look? - He'll find you.

- Come on, boy. Boat's sailin'.

- [Growls]

- Come on.

- [Whines] - What is it?

It's safe.

Look.

Don't you want to go?

- [Whines]

- Come on, boy.

Come on, boy. Come on.

Good boy.

Relax. Relax.

This is the easy part.

- When the sun burst across the horizon,

it swept away the dark.

That's when ice woman, your namesake,

led her people away from the ice that crushed the villages.

This is her crest.

It will shield you from danger.

Don't be fooled by what you see.

The wolf is a powerful being.

He might not be visible to you.

He can change shape.

He might not be a wolf.

- When I do find the wolf,

what should I do with it?

- You will know.

hold on, boy. It'll be okay.

- [Singing in native language]

- this look familiar, white fang?

- [Barks]

- The water seems high.

Movin' right along, boy.

- [Whines] - Hang on, boy!

[Raven caws]

[Grunts] - [Barks]

- Stay low! Stay low, white fang!

[Groaning]

[Grunts]

Ohh! Oh! Hang on! Hang on.

Hang on. - [Whimpers]

- [Yells] - [Barks]

- White fang!

- [Whimpering]

- White fang! - [Growls]

[Growls] - White fang!

- [Barking]

[Whimpering]

- [Shouting]

- [Barking]

- [Yelling]

- [Yelping]

[Raven cawing]

[Barking]

[Barking]

[Whimpers]

[Whimpering]

[Lily singing in native language]

[stops singing]

[Resumes singing]

[Both growling, whining]

[Both growling]

- [Whines]

[Raven cawing]

- Who are you?

- Lily.

- Where are we goin'?

- To my village.

- Did you see a wolf?

Did he go in the water?

Did he come back up?

Where is he?

Me?

I don't understand. Um...

Did he... Did he get out?

White fang.

My gold. I lost my gold.

- Sit down.

- No, no, no! We have to go--go back!

- Be still! - It's got to be somewhere

in this damn river!

I have nothing left.

[Raven caws, dog whines]

- She's here! She's arriving!

[Speaking in native language]

To the water! The canoe is arriving!

[Speaking in native language]

[Rattling, chanting]

[chanting continues]

- What's that all about?

- You.

- Wait!

- Who is this, lily?

- This is the one, Uncle.

- This boy.

- I saw the change.

The wolf went under the water. The boy came back up.

- No, no, now, wait just a minute.

No one changed into anything.

The wolf was my friend. I lived with him.

And I lost him in the river.

- You live with the wolf?

- Yes, sir.

- This is very good.

Welcome to our village.

I am Moses Joseph, chief of the haidas.

- Henry Casey, San Francisco.

- Henry Casey.

Casey Henry.

Funny name.

- Thank you.

- Come.

[Speaking in native language]

[Chanting, drumming, rattling]

- [coughs]

- At the time of my grandfather's grandfather,

our mother, the earth, shook,

and part of the Mountain

you call devil's thumb broke off.

Many of our people died, but in return,

the creator gave us the caribou.

Each year they come to us from devil's thumb.

For this reason, we respect the Mountain

and do not go there.

For two years now, the caribou have not returned.

Eight hunters went to find them.

They, too, have vanished.

Without the caribou...

The balance in our lives is gone.

Without this balance...

My people...

Slowly starve,

die, move away.

If my dream showed me the way of this God-man,

I would ask my people to move.

But the dream told of the wolf...

That would lead us to the caribou.

And now, Henry Casey, you are here.

- Me?

Got the wrong man, sir.

I'm not much of a hunter.

I'm more of a miner.

- That is very interesting.

- Really?

That wolf your niece saw me with...

Was a pet.

He's the hunter.

He was something.

But he's gone now.

- He could be alive inside you.

The wolf has the power to change.

- Into me?

I guess that's okay to believe, sir,

but I don't.

I'm no wolf. - [Laughing]

[Laughter] - I'm a man.

That's all.

[Laughter continues]

- This boy is free to leave when he wishes.

- Thank you.

I need supplies.

I need to wire San Francisco for some money.

There must be a town near here.

- When you are ready, we can show you the way.

- If it's all right with you, I'll stay here tonight.

I'll leave in the morning. - Good idea.

Katrin can show you where to lay down.

Sleep now, Casey Henry.

We can talk again tomorrow. - Okay.

[Chuckling] He's a nice old guy, huh?

- Old guy is my father.

Who are you in his house? - I didn't mean anything.

- Henry, this way.

- White fang.

- I should have known. You don't see.

- I didn't ask you to bring me here.

- I sang the healing song for you.

- What's that supposed to mean?

- I gave you back your life.

- Do you believe that stuff?

- All you believe in is your gold.

- I'm grateful what you did for me.

But I'm not gonna go to some godforsaken place

to hunt caribou.

- We thought you were the wolf.

- Sorry.

- The wolf is a great hunter with a warrior's heart.

You are like every other white man.

Follow the river.

Before dark, you will come to it.

- Major. - You shouldn't be here.

- Sir, we thought you should know--

- I told you not to... [Indistinct]

[Low conversation]

Follow me. - Yes, sir.

Hyah! - Let's go. Hyah!

[Bell dings]

- Morning there, John.

Hi, there. [Bell dinging]

- I figured the best thing to do is just keep movin'.

At least I wouldn't be eatin' their food.

[Horse whinnies]

Then lily...

The Indian girl--

she walked me to the stream and pointed me here.

- Why didn't you stay and help them?

- Why? I'll tell you why.

You're Indian, right?

I thought so.

So you probably understand them

a bit better than I do.

They believe... S-strange things up there,

like their dreams.

They need help.

I thought I saw some soldiers while I was comin' in.

Where are they quartered?

- The army's in Dawson.

- Mm-mm. No, I just saw them.

- You just saw somebody passin' through.

- So now you'll go home...

And forget these people who helped you.

- If I thought I could help them, I would.

- They think you can.

- They think I'm the white wolf.

- Maybe you are.

[All conversing in native language]

- That's him, Uncle.

That's the wolf.

- The other half...

It's a good sign.

Good sign.

Don't be afraid, my brother.

Don't be afraid.

[Baby crying]

- [Coughing]

- Sad, isn't it?

[Whooshing]

[Drumming]

[drumming increases]

[bird screeches]

- I'm goin' back.

- [Whines]

- [Growling]

- [Whines]

- Gentlemen.

Was there any mail for me yesterday, Mr. hale?

- One for reverend Michael. - I'll take that.

- How long you figure?

- Telegram will be there in two, three days at the most.

Of course, when your money comes back--it's another story.

- At least a week, maybe more.

- Can I get some credit?

I'm leavin' for the village tomorrow.

I was hopin' to take some food out there.

- Sorry, kid... No credit.

- I'll pay for it, Mr. heath. Give him what he wants.

- All right.

- I'm leland drury.

- Henry Casey. - I couldn't help but overhear.

I go to the village often.

Their suffering is hard to ignore.

I have some mules that know the way,

if you'd care to use one.

- Yeah, thanks.

- You're savin' me a trip.

- Walks like a soldier.

- Protestant.

- You understand the problem. I want him out of the way.

He is a problem now. Do it now!

- All right.

[Mule brays]

[Mule brays]

[Mule braying]

[Gun clicking]

- This is for you.

- Why would I wear this?

- I don't know, I--

I thought it would look pretty.

- Pretty like a white girl?

- No.

Tell you what, don't wear it.

See if I care. Here, give it back.

What do I have to do? Look, I'm here!

And I came back to find those caribou,

whether you believe me or not.

Maybe one of these days when this is all over,

you'll realize I'm not as worthless as you think I am.

- Henry Casey.

He was here looking for you. - Who was?

- The wolf.

- White fang?

He's alive? - Yeah.

- Are you sure it was him? - Same wolf.

- Well, where is he? Where'd he go?

- Be patient. He will find you.

Lily. Go find katrin.

Tonight we do the ceremony.

- Mr. heath?

- He's just a boy, leland.

- That boy could ruin everything.

Do I have to do everything myself?

- [Chanting in native language, drumming]

- I shouldn't be down here.

- Let the wolf inside you free.

[Chanting, drumming continue]

[wolf howling]

[Chanting, drumming stops]

[Howling continues]

[Villagers muttering]

- That's white fang.

- Go. Go.

- White fang?

- Wait here.

- White fang?

Is that you, boy?

White fang.

- [Snarling, growling]

- Aah!

Hah! Hah!

Hah!

- [Snarling]

- Hyah! - [Barking]

- White fang!

- [Yips, whimpers]

- White fang! Come on, boy!

You found a friend.

Wow.

- Henry Casey!

- Moses.

Want to come, boy?

Okay.

That's okay.

[White fang snorts]

You missed me. I knew it.

[Chuckling] - [Whimpers]

- The white wolf.

- These belonged to my brother.

For the hunt.

I was wrong about you.

- It's okay, lily.

- Sleep well...

White wolf.

- She likes me.

She likes me, boy.

- This is tishlinjao.

Devil's club juice and saltwater.

For three days, you will fast and drink only this.

To hunt is a sacred act.

You must purify your body to be worthy to kill.

Your mind must be clear of all else,

no distractions.

You care for lily.

- Yes, sir, I do.

- Lily does not yield so easily.

- She's tough.

- All haida women are like this,

but lily learned when she was very young.

- Why's that?

- Already death has visited her three times--

her mother, her father,

her brother.

All taken by the smallpox, white man's plague.

So lily has found her strength.

It is out of your hands, white wolf.

Haida women do the choosing,

and the sun will set on top of my head...

Before lily yields.

Put her out of your mind.

- That's not gonna be so easy.

- Drink this.

All the way. Drink it all the way down.

More.

There you go.

[Chuckling]

- That's a nice shot.

Hello!

Who's out there?

Who's out there?

Was that you?

- I can teach you.

Gently.

There's nothing else in the world...

But you, this arrow, and the tree...

And you are all one.

Let it go.

[Man speaking in native language]

- We have the wolf. Why do we need the boy?

- They're one and the same.

- In the dream, it was a wolf.

- Dreams have many shapes. - But--

- I know. I know.

This is very hard on you, son.

Be patient. Your time will come.

Your time will come.

- Grandfather's bow.

- I couldn't take this, sir. - You will need it.

- Let Peter and lily come with me.

- Women don't hunt.

- Why?

- Old ways.

- But Peter-- can't he go?

He's ready. You know it.

- I will speak to the holy man.

- How do I look?

[Women chuckling]

- [Speaking in native language]

- You can go on the Mountain. You can hunt.

- [Screaming]

- Uncle, in the pack,

it is the female wolf who runs down the caribou.

- Lily, you can't go.

- But I am better than Peter with a bow.

You know this. - Stop. My head aches.

- Who found the white wolf?

- He found you.

- Moses.

What else did he see?

- One will not return.

- Where you come from there are no women?

We don't see them, only men.

- No, no, there's women, beautiful women.

They're just too soft for livin' up here.

- So you want a haida girl. - I want lily.

- My cousin's a princess.

- Doesn't matter to me.

- We don't buy presents.

If you want to tell a haida girl you care for her,

you come up behind her, put your chin on her shoulder,

and you talk softly in her ear.

- That's it?

And she'll understand? - Or break your nose.

[Chuckling]

You don't choose a haida woman.

She chooses you.

[Speaks in native language]

- Oh, man.

[Raven cawing]

- A miner's pack.

My grandfather's pole.

It tells of a great haida chief...

Bear clan.

His father, the wolf.

Mother...

Calm woman with fish.

Raven...

My father.

To be remembered by a pole is a great honor.

In my clan, there have been many chiefs and warrior women.

I carry all of them inside of me,

even those yet to be born.

And they carry me.

We belong only to each other.

And no one can take that away from us.

Do you understand?

- Since I've been here, I've even felt that way myself,

you know, part of something.

I've never felt more at home anywhere.

- When you go back to your world,

I hope you won't forget.

- I'll never forget you, lily.

- I won't forget you, white wolf.

The river delivered you at my feet.

- Lily...

There's got to be a way.

What do you want me to do?

Tell me. I'll do it.

- It's not possible. - I want to be with you.

- Don't talk like that. - I want us to be together.

- I'm lily Joseph. My grandfather was a chief.

I will marry one of my own.

- I want to make this my home.

I want to learn your language.

I want to be a part of this with you.

- That will change. - No, it won't.

- You'll change.

- I'm not gonna change how I feel about you.

- You'll leave.

It's not possible.

- Lily. - No.

- Lily, please.

- It's not...

Possible.

- Believe me?

Believe me.

[Bell jingles]

- Get dressed, you pig.

- What for? - We're going to the village.

- He brought us here.

Good sign--

devil's thumb.

Beyond the Mountain, you will find the path.

Follow it. It will lead you to the caribou.

- Morning, Moses.

Walk with me, Henry.

I have some good news.

- Yeah, what's that?

- Friend of mine's shipping a load of gold to fort tongass.

He needs someone to help that we can trust.

It pays $1,000.

That's enough to get you home and then some,

but you have to leave today.

- I can't do that. I gave Moses my word.

- Tomorrow white wolf leads a hunt to devil's thumb.

- White wolf?

- Henry Casey.

- I'm losing my patience with you, Henry.

These people might think you're something special,

but I know you're not.

Now, I'm warning you, don't go back up that Mountain.

- Warning me?

What kind of religion are you?

- The same as you, boy.

- I don't know who you are

or what you want with these people,

but I know it ain't right.

So why don't you pack up your things

and get out of here?

- [Snarling, barking]

- Don't show off at my expense.

It'll come back and haunt you.

- [Continues snarling]

- I said get out of here!

- [Barking]

- I'll pray for you.

- [Barking]

- Get the men ready.

The boy's going up the Mountain.

- I brought you food.

- Lily, I--

- you were in my dreams.

But that is where it must stop. - Why?

- Because of who I am and who you are.

That is the way it is.

- Are you prepared to die?

- Nobody's gonna die.

- You must be ready.

When I die, I will come back as a raven,

live in the forest behind the village,

make so much noise, no one will be able to sleep.

[Caws]

- [Barks]

[Barks]

[Growling]

[Twig snaps]

[Limbs crack]

- Whoa!

- [Barking]

- White man's tricks.

- [Whimpering, barking]

- I must cut him down.

- [Barking]

- What is it, boy?

- [Whimpering, barking]

- Peter!

[Raven cawing]

[Gunshots]

[Gunshots] - [Barking]

- I could always outrun a horse.

- Peter, no.

- Find the caribou.

- Peter!

Peter.

[Horse whinnies]

- Whoa!

Ah...Uh... - [Barking]

[Continues barking]

- [Grunting] Uh...Uh!

- Where's Peter?

- He went that way.

Lily, you should go get help.

- No. We stay together.

- I'm goin' with him.

- [Barking]

[Bird screeches]

- You found 'em, boy, just like Moses said.

Look...

That's why the caribou haven't returned.

That wall is blocking the pass.

Come on.

Let's go find out who built it.

- Oh! Aah!

[Both screaming]

- [Barking]

- Are you okay?

- Where are we?

Looks like the air shaft of a mine.

Does your family know this is here?

This is a gold mine, lily.

You know what that means?

- Money.

- Lots of money.

That's why they want to keep you away from here.

[Indistinct chatter]

We got to get out of here, get some help.

- The caribou will turn and not come back.

- We can't help that.

- We need to knock down that wall.

- We need dynamite. - Miners have dynamite.

[Metallic clanking]

[Water trickling]

[Light clunk]

[Gun cocks]

Now!

[Indistinct chatter]

- Come on.

- The hunters.

- This way. - That's heath.

- Come on! Get going!

- [Whimpering]

- Back to work!

- [Grunts]

- Stop, or I'll put a bullet between your eyes!

[Guns cock]

- Is that you, Henry?

Whoa, whoa.

Congratulations.

You're the first one to get through.

- Get back!

- You sound very sinister, Henry.

I've told you, you and I, we have the same religion--

gold.

- Who are you?

I sure as hell know you're not a preacher.

- No. I'm just another greedy American,

just like yourself.

- I'm not like you.

- Oh, come on, now, Henry.

You, if anyone, should understand.

All this gold.

They aren't miners.

They never came up here.

Who would it hurt? - Who?

You starved these people

and stole from them at the same time.

- That's not the way I planned it.

I thought they'd move.

- You're sick, mister. And you'll burn in hell.

- Harsh words, Henry.

Very harsh words.

But I'm not gonna let you turn on your own people.

I'm prepared to offer you a piece of everything

we take out of this mine... From here on in.

What do ya say?

- It's not yours to give.

- Well, sure it is, Henry. - Get back!

- Do we have a deal?

[Groaning]

Get him!

Get him! [Men shouting]

Get him! [Gunshots]

- [Barking]

[Continues barking]

[Continues barking]

- Come on.

Lily!

- Go on, white wolf!

Go! Go!

- [Grunts]

- Leland! Leland!

Let the boy go.

He's probably halfway to Dawson by now to get help.

- He's got dynamite. He'll blow the wall.

- Get the girl. - What?

- Get the girl!

- Come with me.

- Okay.

[Match scrapes]

- I got him!

[Gunshot]

[Bullet ricochets]

- [Growling]

[Barking]

- Uh!

Aah!

[Lily shouting through gag]

- Henry! We're leaving now, Henry!

Put her in the wagon!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Come on! Come on! Hyah! Hyah!

[Raven caws]

[Raven cawing]

[Gunshot]

[Gunshot]

- Yah! Come on!

- [Cawing]

- White fang!

[Raven caws] - White wolf!

- Peter! Wait!

Peter!

Where are we going? Where are we going?

- Hyah! Hyah!

- Hyah! [Horse whinnies]

Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Yah!

[Grunting] - [Yelping]

- Henry!

Untie me!

- I can't get it!

Aah!

- That's my gold.

That's my gold.

Oh! [Panting]

Aah!

- Here, boy! - [Whimpers]

- White fang! - [Whimpering]

- Here, boy!

- [Continues whimpering]

- Look.

- White fang!

[Caribou grunting]

- [Whimpering]

- Moses.

- It's done.

- Peter.

- They couldn't catch my son.

They shot him in the back.

- No.

That's impossible. He was just running with me...

Right beside me.

- Peter loved to run.

[Lily sings in native language]

sleep.

I will watch him.

[Continues singing]

[raven cawing]

- Huh?

- [Continues cawing]

- Lily!

- [Barking]

- White fang! Come here, boy.

Come here.

- [Whines] - Good boy.

Good boy. How you feelin'?

Okay?

Thank you.

[Raven caws]

That's Peter.

Just like he promised.

- [Barking] - [Cawing]

- Lily, would you stop?

What is it? What's wrong?

My gold.

- [Grunts]

- You found it.

- Now you can go.

- I don't want to go.

Lily.

Lily!

- Where will you go now?

- I don't know yet.

- Where's home?

- San Francisco.

But there's nothing there for me,

not anymore.

- Nothing? Not even for a man with gold?

- Nothing I'm interested in.

Nothing I want.

If you see lily...

Thank you, Moses, for everything.

- It was you who did the giving.

May the great spirit and all the spirits...

Keep you and protect you.

You are a human being...

Of courage and of honor.

When we speak of you,

it will be with pride.

[Overlapping chatter]

- Henry, come back in the spring!

[Woman shouting]

[Villagers shouting, laughing]

- White fang! Come on, boy!

Come on, boy!

- [Barks]

- Let's go, boy. Come on, let's go!

- White wolf!

White wolf!

White wolf...

I choose you.

I choose you, Henry Casey.

[Villagers cheering]

[Villagers whooping, whistling]

[All cheering]

- [Laughs]

- [Barking]

[Barking]

- Hey, white fang!