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This is a story of the old northwest
territories of Canada...

and the earliest days
of the Northwest Mounted Police.

The year was 1876 the force was only
three years old and in scattered posts...

from Edmonton to Fort Calgary to
Fort Macleod from Battleford to Maple Creek

to Fort Walsh...

we were trying to bring the law and keep the
peace throughout thousands of square miles...

of Indian country.

The great loan land it's been called.

Land of prairies and lakes and mountains.

Beautiful peaceful
but in those days it was a powder keg

the savage tribes of plane and mountain
were ready to explode into bloody war...

To prevent that was our job.

There were only three hundred of us then
in the North West Mounted.

I was a relative newcomer constable
Duncan McDonald at your service.

And listed in Toronto.

Applied for duty in the Far West and was sent
to join Troupe B at Fort Walsh Saskatchewan.

Close by the Montana line.

Be prepared for trouble.

South of the boundary the
Sioux and the American cavalry...

called Long Knives by the Indians because of
their sabers for fighting bloody skirmishes...

and our own war like
Canadian tribes were Restless

I'm going to tell you the
story of a patrol I made.

I will tell it to you
exactly as it happened...

with the exception that when the Cree Indian
speak they will speak in our language.

Many miles to the south of Fort Walsh Standing
Bear and his tribe of Canadian crees...

had illegally slipped across the boundary
line into the United States to hunt Buffalo.

Standing Bear chief of
all the trees was pleased.

The lodges were red with meat...

and his people have forgotten the
starvation days of the past winter...

but Standing Bear's joy was short-lived.

Who did this?

American Long Knives
looking for Sioux.

They don't know the difference
between Cree an Sioux.

We will teach them the difference.

The Cree dance to mourn the soules
of their dead to re ment their defeat.

Standing Bear and his chiefs were troubled.

Warning sign.

From our friends the Assiniboines

Long Knives coming.

Horse soldiers.

Thunder guns.

We must go north...

back to the country of
the Great White Mother.

Here there are many buffalo. Here the hunting
is good, Konanh says fight the Long Knives.

We cannot...

The Long Knives are as many
as the pine needles of summer

we must go north swiftly.

For what?

To starve?

Itis our right to hunt where we like.

Will you let the Long Knives
drive you back to land of hunger?

Konah says: Fight!

No.

No.

You're all woman hearts.

Even Standing Bear.

Konah has spoke.

Standing Bear is not
afraid to fight and to die

There is no glory in running from an enemy.

Only Standing Bear is
the chief of all his people...

he must think of the women and children who
will be left without husbands and fathers...

this is his duty.

We will not fight,
we will go north.

Standing Bear has spoken.

The hearts of the Long Knives
are soft with love for their own people.

Assemble your best warrior
find some white people and take captives.

If the Long Knives attack us
before we can cross the Medicine Line...

we will use the captives
to trade for peace.

Listen... listen to Konah.

A raid is to be made.

Konah asks for warriors to ride with him.

Break camp.

Break camp.

Quick hide everybody.

Crees.

You are sure?

A fool with one eye could know these dogs.

If they find us they Kill us.

Have no fear small face.
Their eyes are on white scalps.

Nice spot over there.
Plenty of water.

Build our cabin on that rise.

Corrals below.

Dad.

Dad, come back.

- Nelly.
- Come back.

Stay where were you are,
you can't do no good now.

Get back in the wagon.

No we take the two alive.
use fire arrows.

Crees not stealing horses not
stealing cattle taking captives.

Where are you going Natayo my husband?

Across the Medicine Line to see the new
pony soldiers at Fort Walsh.

This evil that has
happened to these ranchers...

maybe good fortune for us.

You will not return
with the second wife my husband?

You forget my father was a white man,

it's not the custom of his people
to take more than one wife

Have no worry,
you're enough wife for me Small Face.

- Well?
- I caught up with a horse thief.

I caught up with a horse thief and
followed him into the Saw Tooth Mountains.

On the morning of the third day...

Hello Natayo Smith.

I'm busy just now.

I said I'm busy Natayo,
come back in 10 minutes.

Did you hear me tell you I'm busy!

Two times.
Me - I'm not busy got plenty time - I wait.

Go on McDonald

In the morning of the third day
I saw my man stopping at a deserted cabin.

He still had the stolen horse with him?

Yes Sir.
As I got near the cabin he opened fire.

One of his shots hit my mount,
and he went down, pinning me under him.

This gave my man a chance to get away.

You can put the details in your report.
How did you finally make the arrest?

I didn't Sir.

You didn't?

Oh no Sir. By the time I got to the nearest
farm wehre I could buy another horse...

my man had about a nine hour head start.

I figured that before I could catch up with
him, he'd be across the American border.

You figure that out, did you?

- Yes Sir.
- What's the border got to do with it?

Well Sir,
rules and regulations article 33 states...

that members of the Force are not
permitted to enter the United States.

So actually you're only
obeying the rules and regulations.

Yes Sir.

How long have you been
with the force McDonald?

About a year and a half Sir.

Most of it was desk duty in Toronto,
is that right?

Yes Sir.
You wanna go back to that desk?

Oh no Sir, I like this Duty
Then like it hard!

Get the fancy notion that this is a life
of gentlemanly adventure out of your head

It's exactly what they told you
it would be when you took your oath.

You get paid seventy-five cents a day
to carry the law where there is none.

This is your first patrol Constable
and you haven't earned your pay.

Yes Sir.

Sit down over there
and make out your report.

And quintuplicate.

That's article 85.

What can I do for you, Natayo?

Is so strange when man
comes to see his friend?

Oh, a friendly visit.

How much will this visit cost her majest?

What is interesting to one man
may not be interesting to his friend.

Your information is always interesting,
Natayo.

Thank you for pleasing
opinion and high regard.

Much snow in mountains.

Very interesting.

I have been in the United States

I Know.

Pony Soldier chief knows much.

Thank you for pleasing
opinion and high regard...

Now what you see in the states?

I see many different Indians.

Even Crees of Standing Bear.

You have news of the crees?

Does my friend find this interesting - Get
to the point, Natayo, what's your price?

My rifle don't shoot good much leaded
barrel All right you get a new rifle.

Pony soldier rifle - Enfield.
Shoot many bullets

Your news had better be worthwhile.
Enfield rifles are expensive.

Also last winter much cold.

Two Hudson's Bay blankets.

Two blankets. Get to the news.

Also in matter of my woman
she needs new cooking pot.

- Cooking pot.
- Of copper.

- Of copper.
- Of size to hold two buffalo tongues.

- All right. - Al right.
- AISsO...

That's all, Natayo.
Arifle two blankets the copper pot.

Standing Bear's Crees
have left their reserve.

We know that, we've been looking for them.
Is that your news?

Calm your heart.

They fought with american Long Knives
in Canyon of Red ROCKS...

they were cut to pieces.

How do you know this?

Seven, eight Crees raid american
homestead party in Black River.

They take captives alive - Two.

Life captives? It's unusual.

Hostages probably.

I Natayo saw this.

These seven or eight Crees?
Where are they headed?

Assiniboine Trail. Going north.

You will give me piece of paper
for things you promised me?

Just moment. McDonald!

Yes, Sir.

How good were you at training school
in the Cree language?

I passed the course, Sir.

You heard what Natayo's been saying?

Yes, Sir.

I want those captives released and
the Crees escorted back to their reserve.

It's your patrol.

- Natayo!
- No No No!

You know the Assiniboine
Trail like the back of your hand.

I'd like you to go with Constable McDonald
Scout for him.

No no no
my plans look in other directions.

You'll get paid well, Natayo.

No. Ask Natayo to make bed in nest of ratties.
Ask him to put hand in grisly's mouth.

Ask to walk barefooted through blizzard.
This he will do.

But go with this,
this fine tenderfeet Pony Soldier. NO!

I can't force you to do this, Natayo.

An, Sir.

One of our duties is out of
customs inspection, is it not?

Mr. Natayo Smith has
just come from the states.

As a matter of routine wouldn't be
advisable just to examine his parfleche?

Perhaps it would constable,
perhaps it would.

I'm surprised at you Mr. Smith
former scout of the Mounted Police.

You know liquor is outlawed
in the Northwest Territories.

I came in hurry.

Is possible to forget when mind is crowded.

Mr. Smith for smuggling liquor
in the Northwest Territories...

you're fine is one Enfield repeating rifle,
two hudson bay blankets...

- One copper pot.
- and one copper pot.

The wisdom of Inspector Frazer
is more greater than that of Natayo.

Also the tender feet
has sharp ears of Muskeasis the Fox.

I will go away now.

Just a moment
I haven't finished.

In addition as part of your fine you will
cut and stack 20 cords of wood for this post

Ohhh!

On the other hand accompany
constable McDonald in his patrol...

No wood chopping
and you get the things I promised.

For this one to cut 20 cord of wood
Is to die 20 times.

Also to go with this tender
feet is to die more faster.

I go.

Good.

The Pony Soldiers chief knows this Patrol
iS much, much dangerous?

All right, Natayo. I won't force you to go.
McDonald will go alone.

- Perhaps I could go if...
- Not a thing more, Natayo.

You've been well-paid. No it is no more
of things that I talked it is of my life...

The Crees do not love the Blackfeet.

Because I'm half Blackfeet, half White Man
they do not love me double.

Maybe you would give me red coat to wear?

SO they will think two times
before they take my scalp.

This is a small post, Natayo.
We don't have any extra tunics here.

Is not red coat.

Ah, I feel more better.

About the things you promised...

- When you get back.
- If I don't get back, if I am killed?

We will see that your Widow gets them.

My widow?

I need flag too like real Pony Soldier.

All right.

Good luck McDonald,
good luck to both of you.

And so we rode Northeast trying
to cut the trail of that raiding party...

of seven or eight crees
and the two captives.

We found traces of many war and scouting
parties, but never saw a living soul.

Natayo would point out
moccasin tracks and grunt.

Sioux, Assiniboine, Blackfoot.
Never a sign of a Cree.

Natayo may have been a schemer...

but he was a scout who certainly knew
his way around in the bush.

It was seldom that anything baffled him,
until one day...

What's the matter?

Since I was boy I have known this place
like skin on my nose...

there is no lake here,
yet here is a lake.

I don't see any lake.

You have sharp fox ears,
but White Man's eves...

Come, here.

Observe.

Oh, It's a mirage.

Ah, mi...

A mirage, an illusion.

Ride over here.

Now you observe, it's gone.

Wait, Natayo.

It's nothing to be afraid of
its Just...

a trick of nature caused by the heat
under certain conditions.

I have seen the same thing
one or two times before.

Is the evil spirit making bad medicine.

No, Natayo. Now listen.

That lake exists somewhere
it's real and so are the trees.

But because of the heat the light rays
are bent The sky becomes a giant mirror...

So we look here and see a reflection
of something that's really over...

over here.

There's nothing to be afraid of
it's just a phenomenon.

Phenomenon?

That's right

Who makes this Phenomenon?

Well God
or as you say Kitche Manitoo.

That's what an Natayo say.
Is the Evil Spirit

Come, we go back.

No Natayo.

You made a bargain with inspector Frazer.

Pony Soldier has spoken.

By now I had begun to feel that the Cree
raiding party had completely given us the slip.

And then...

Do not move.

I will not point.

LOOK where I say.
Observe bushes ahead.

Man hiding their. War scout.

See him?

Nobody there.

Big bush to right.

See tips of eagle feathers?

No eagle feathers.

Wait here.

Crees.

They are cautious as
moose when ice is thin.

They wish to make sure
that we are not American Long Knives.

Thanks to Great Spirit we wear red coats.

But if they're where you say they are, What
are we standing out here in the open for?

Please, Pony Soldier do not move,
do not say anything - please.

I will speak.

Oh crees,
Oh famous fighters of the North.

Oh dogs, and eaters of dogs.

Listen to me Natayo, the Bobcat.

I bring pony soldiers from Great
White Queen he comes as friend...

seeking beautiful children of Queen Mother.
The Crees.

Do not skulk and hide from him.

Natayo has spoken.
Natayo the Bobcat

I told you they were there.

Something was wrong.

This was a larger party
that we were searching for.

There were more than eight of them.

They hadn't traveled far
and no food with them...

and there was no sign
of the american captives.

Well.., when we topped the ridge
and I saw what was below in the valley...

My heart went down to rock bottom
We'd ridden full tilt into a track.

You told inspector Frazer,
Standing Bear's Crees were cut to pieces.

Natayo, made mistake.

Sometimes even when smart beaver down tree,
tree fall on beaver.

Observe brave,
by tepee with beaver painted on it.

That brave stands guard.
White captives should be in there.

Wwe'll know soon enough.
We'll probably end up in there with them

Today I, Konah, War Chief and leader of the
dog soldiers, will give a pony to a poor man

Bringing in a captive,
a red coat Pony Soldier.

I have heard of the Pony Soldiers.
You are the first I have seen.

Speak.

That you dismount is courteous.

Standing Bear said, speak!

The great white queen is angry here
children the Crees have left their reserve.

We are a free people
these are the lands where we were born...

where we have hunted for a hundred snows
leave us Pony Soldier.

Take this fat half blood
and leave our camp.

Go Pony Soldier. But have no
fear my young men will not follow.

We do not even desire your scalps.

Come. Constable Mac. We go!

Standing Bear.

Before I leave,
I ask a council smoke with you.

There is no need for a council smoke, go!

You have led your people
INto the land Of the Long Knives.

Your warriors fought them
in the canyon of the Red Rocks.

And another wrong on you have done you have taken
two captives from the country of the Long Knives.

The Pony Soldier speaks
with the tongue of the snake that ratties.

It is Standing Bear who
speaks forked tongue.

I will deal with him.

Stand aside I said stand aside.

No!

We kept praying.

Don't, no time to talk,

I'm taking you before their chief
can say anything, or do anything.

Just follow me

Here is living proof that Standing Bear
speaks with a forked tongue.

The prisoners are Konah's.

By what medicine do the pony soldiers
know of these captives?

And were they were hidden?

The Pony Soldiers of the
Queen have powerful medicine.

Now once again I ask for a council smoke.

I will consider
I will consult my Chiefs.

Konanh,
take the slaves back they're still yours.

Only let no harm come to them.

You can stay and wait our answer.

You are at liberty to speak to the captives
but do not move outside the camp circle.

Thank you.

Provide the two of them with shelter.

Come.

Many years this one have observed rabbits,
antelope, men do foolish things.

But you Constable Mac do most foolishest. You
come into camp of thousand Crees like army.

You call Big Chief liar
before all his people.

You take prisoners from their hands.

But more worst of all you have chance
to go with your own scalp - and you stay.

Why you try so hard to die?

Article 22. Remember?

We got a bear by the tail.

Tail of a bear is always short.

You go wit him and set up camp
I'm going to talk to the prisoners.

- This one would like to go with you.
- You go with him!

Yes, yes, yes...

Ah, it's no use, Natayo.
Pony Soldiers have spoken.

Jess!

That soldier...

you don't seem glad he's here.

Jess!

Yeah?

He said he was a pony soldiers of the Queen
and he must be in the Canadian Army.

The police...

What's the difference?
It shows there is law around here.

Yeah.

Doesn'tit?

Yeah!

I don't understand you?

Some food.

I brought you some bannock
and jerked venison.

It isn't very fancy
but it helps keep the stomach full.

Thank you.

This is good.

Anything taste good after the scraps
and and filth they've been feeding us.

Jess said, you are Canadian police officer?

I'm constable in the
Northwest Mounted Police

We've not been organized very long
and there aren't too many of us...

You must've been in Canada recently?

No.
No never been up here before.

Just heard about your outfit

Do you think the chief will let us go?

If he he'll agree to a council smoke
there's is a good chance.

Good chance!
Anybody talks like that don't know Indians.

You got a better idea?

Sure.

Let me have that Enfield rifle of yours.

Soon as it gets dark we'll grab
a couple of horses and light out.

You wouldn't even get outside the camp.

I'd just as soon go down fighting the Red
Devils, as have them torture me to death.

I can't help wondering
why did you come here all alone?

I'm not exactly alone,
I have scout with me.

And you think all you got do to get them Indians to do
what you say is just go out there and talk with them?

I have no other choice
except to get them to talk.

Talk with an indian?

Look take it from me from...

from Jess Calhoun...

The only talk an Indian understands
is hot lead in his belly.

The Indian figures that's the only language
the white man understands.

And right now there are about a thousand of
them out there who are thinking just that way.

We appreciate your trying to help us...
really we do.

You two related? You married?

No.

Jess worked for my father.
He joined up with us about a month ago.

Whereabouts?

Wyoming, why?

No particular reason,
just asking.

Soon as we set up camp, 'Il bring
some pemmican stew and fresh bannocks.

Thank you.

We're all walking on pretty thin ice

Now keep your mind off that Enfield
Keep your shirt on.

Keep your shirt on!

- I just don't understand you Jess?
- You ain't required to!

First chance I get
I'm going to hightail it out of here.

Everything all right?

Say, Natayo...
That red haired captive...

claims he's never been in Canada before...

Yet he seems to know all about us
and our Enfield rifles.

Have you ever seen him?

Sure when they raid the wagon.

No no before that?

Is possible...

Or, did you or didn't you?

I quite sure...

That you did or you didn't?

I see him.

When, where?

I try to remember...

Oh... No.

There's another rifle
in it for you if you do.

This help me remember much

Ah... No

Natayo, there's always the matter
of that second bottle of rum.

This help me remember much better...

Maybe soon. Now my mind crowded.

Oh Kitche Manitoo...
answer for your children this problem...

A Redcoat Pony Soldier has come among us
his medicine is powerful...

his medicine told him we fought the
long knives in their country...

his medicine told him
we took two captives...

his medicine directed his steps
to the lodge of the captives...

Shall we offer him the sacred pipe?

Oh, show to us your answer,
Oh Kitche Manitoo!

Natayo, how long these councils go on?

Indian never have small ceremony.

All ceremony must be big.

Oh, no, Natayo. We don't raise the flag
at night. We fly it only in the day time.

Is good rule for Pony Soldier camp.
In Cree camp we fly flag day and night.

I felt the same way about the flag, too,
But I didn't have the frankness to say So...

the waiting was the hard thing,
the absence of action...

we just had to sit there in that hornet's nest
and wait for a decision of a council of savages.

Then I saw a boy watchings us. A little
Cree. His ook was friendly his eyes trusting.

After all the hatred and screeching,
his presence was like a fresh brezze.

My second son is of his years.

Ah._.. that I might see him again.

You will, Natavyo,
AS SOON as we finish this patrol.

That means never. In this matter,
both sides of this one agree.

Gift requires gift of equal value.
Is old custom.

Whistle made from wing bone of eagle.

What's your name?

Orphan boy,
since Blackfeed killed my family.

Those Blackfeet murderers...

Some have given me another name:
Comes Running.

Comes Running?

Yes.

When there is food in someone's lodge,
they always say: This one Comes Running.

Only now there's little food for anyone

Come eat in our lodge.

Since the Redcoat has my Eagle whistle,
and I have his of white metal...

we are brothers.

We are brothers.

Natayo,
some food for our brother.

Now everybody brothers!

Good thing Natayo's head not in hat.

Everybody in camp say:
Why have you come Pony Soldier?

To make peace...
between my people and the Cree people.

Everybody say:
Pony Soldier very brave to come here.

My friend Natayo had
something to do with that.

When cree gives praise, close your ears.
He asks for something.

I, Comes Running, am also brave.

I can herd horses,
I can hunt, ride and dance.

When Cree praise himself watch out.

He will wear your eyeteeth on his necklace.

The Pony Soldier says
he comes to make peace.

When peace is made, it's the custom for warriors
of one tribe to choose sons from the other.

This makes the peace strong.

That's a good sensible idea.

There you see Constable Mac,
what Natayo tell you?

You don't watch out, you'll find
yourself papa to a little Cree puppy.

This one!

Listen... All listen.
It is Awaskis The Elk, who cries the camp.

Observe this fine pony that he rides.

Konah gave it to him to tell the people
of his young brother, Shemawgun.

Konah gives him
Onechanee Awakun for a wife.

You sit there chewing while this goes on?

Listen!

Somebody's getting married.

None of our business.

Tell the Phony Soldier
what Onechanee Awakun means.

Slave woman.

That's what we call
the captured white girl.

There is he, who will marry the white girl.
Shemawgun, brother of Konah.

Now Konah has drawn knife against you.

Is like sending arrow.
His message of war.

That's true Pony Soldier.
There'll be tangled trouble.

Standing Bear has the decision
of the medicine council.

You will go Redcoat and
take the fat Blackfeet with you.

Go out of our champ and
away from our hunting lands.

And the prisoners?

They were taken in war.
They remain, as is our law.

My people say for me to keep you.

They want your blood.

I give you mercy.

Go, quickly the Warriors will not start after
you till the sun is half through the afternoon.

There was the answer
It was final.

I done all I could...

and I lost.

In spite of Frazer and my bluffing
and everything else...

this was the showdown.

It looked as if that red headed captive,
that tough indian hater Calhoun was right.

He said,
it was no use trying to talk to Indians.

Well...

The chief was playing games.
he'd given us a few hours head start.

It was high time to think of our own lives
before it was too late

Pony Soldier...

I'll go with you.

I'm afraid not this time son.

A sons place is by his father's side.

Kitche Manitoo...

Twice I have seen pictures in the sky...

but I have never seen anything like this.

It walks on the water.

Is the sign good or bad?

Itis strange to Custin.

It must be an ill omen.

Does anyone know?

The Pony Soldier knows.

It is the medicine of
the Great White Queen.

Look at it.

Itis the great water to the east.

The big smoke canoe was built by my people.

It fills its belly with fire
and walks across the water.

The Queen Mother has more of these monsters
than the crees have horses.

Does this smoke canoe
walk on the prairies too?

No.

It lives in the water.

But we have others
that eat fire and walk on wheels.

They will come soon to this land.

This is the medicine of
the Great White Queen.

It is a sign from her
that the council decided wrong

It is a warning that you must hear.

Pony Soldier

The medicine of your queen is powerful
we will grant you a council.

Standing Bear has decided wisely.

When?

When the sun is at the peak of its teepee.

Council'd be the proper time.

For what?

To ask permission that I become your son.

Yes, yes I guess it would.
We'll see.

We pledge every man here to speak truly
and as his heart feels.

Pass two left,
bowl must point to chief.

Let the Pony Soldiers say,
why he has come among us.

The heart of a Great White
Queen is heavy with sorrow.

Her children the Cree people
have disobeyed her.

They have left their reserve,
they have fought with the Long Knives.

One of the Cree war
parties stole two captives.

When the lodges are empty of food and
the women grow weak and the children cry...

what man who is a man
will not hunt where he wills?

The Long Knives drove
us from the land of buffalo.

Now the hunters come back
with snakes and prairie dogs...

these my people are eating...
The Crees the fit people are starving.

That is why the Crees
must return to their reserve.

The Pony Soldier promises
to bring the law and keep the peace.

The Pony Soldier promises that that law shall
be the same for all the children of the Queen...

for red men and white men alike.

Further he promises food.

When you march, he will arrange
for a wagon train to meet you.

There will be tea and flour
and beans and beef and bacon.

This is the first command
of the Great Queen.

The Crees must return to their reserve.

Second: The two white captives
must go unharmed and free.

The marriage of Konah's brother
to the white girl is forbidden.

Konah will speak!

I captured the prisoners in a raid
They belong to me.

This is the law of the Cree people.
If the Pony Soldier tries to take them...

he's breaking the Cree law.

The Queen's law says:
That no one shall be the slave of another.

The white girl I promised to my
younger brother, Shemawgun for a wife.

The marriage will take place the other
prisoner the Pony Soldiers can have.

But if the Pony Soldier tries
to steal the white woman...

I will cut out his heart
and dry his scalp behind my lodge.

Konah has spoken.

There will be no marriage.

The prisoners will go unharmed and free.

The Pony Soldier has spoken.

The council will decide.

Shall we agreed to return to the reserve?

Agreed... agreed...
agreed... agreed... agreed

SO it is agreed!

We will march!

But if it happens the Pony Soldier
speaks with a forked tongue...

he will answer to the law of the Crees.

Konah does not agree!

The Council has decided.

How does this change our agreement?

I am chief of all the Crees...

The word of Standing Bear is as
strong as stone and as true as water.

The captives will not be harmed
and my people will march tomorrow.

Itis a treaty between us.

Itis a treaty between us.

Did the Pony Soldier talk to the chief?

Yes.

How did they say?

They were agreeable.

Then I'm your son.

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't ask about that
there were other things to talk about.

More important things.

More important?

Well, not more important perhaps
but more, more urgent.

We must be patient.

You do not want me for a son?

Oh, now look this is a matter of just between
us we don't have to ask anyone's permission.

I made a peace with your people
let us make the piece strong.

From now on you're my son.

The whole camp must know.

It is fitting that someone
should cry the camp.

We will find someone.

It is also fitting...

Yes?

The son of a Pony Soldiers must wear an
Eagle's feather and he cannot go about on foot.

True... True a pony soldiers son must
wear an eagle's feather and he must ride.

I know where there's a fine pinto.

He runs like an antelope.

Let's go, look at him.

He's a fine pinto.

Listen, All listen.

It is Awaskis the EIK,
who cries the camp.

The Pony Soldier has given him a
knife and some cloth to tell the people...

that he takes the boy Kewatch-Ewasis,
the orphan, for his son.

Hear Awaskis the Elk he's talking about me.

The whole camp knows that you're my father
and I'm your son. I'm now somebody.

It's important that I have a new name.

Highly important.

I will give you my name Duncan.

Duncan, Comes Running McDonald.

Duncan... Duncan it is nice

What animal does it mean?

Well, it doesn't.
It doesn't mean an animal.

In my father language - Gaelic,
it means brown warrior.

Duncan. Brown warrior.

I must tell everybody!

You smart, Constable Mac.

You no more tender feet. Adopting little
Cree boy till you bring them back to reserve.

Good trick.

No trick I mean it.

You mean it?

Do you not know this
little rattlesnake grows into a big...

Never mind.

I want you to ride to our post
at Maple Creek ahead of us.

You mean now?
Right now I am free to leave?

Yes.

But wait...

wait I'll tell you what to do.

When you get there load 25 Red River carts
with pemmican, beef, tea, flower, potatoes...

Oh, more work.

Then drive west
meet the tribe as we go north.

All right. 25 red river carts.

I will cut your trail somewhere between
Maple creek and Many Islands Lake...

but there may be great danger...

this one may not get through
war parties are out many hunters...

Standing Bear has ordered
that you be given safe conduct

But Constable Mac, Natayo is still
one half Blackfeet one half...

All right, Natayo, how much?

Not much.

Fine Buffalo Pony and...

Agreed, a fine Buffalo Pony

And...

This one must hurry.
Goodbye Constable Mac.

Just a moment...

About that red haired captive
is your mind still crowded?

More or less.

More or less?

Less.

Before I say,
you must promise two things.

Goon.

One: You will forget for all time
that second bottle of Rum...

And two?

You will let me keep
for all timel this red coat.

Agreed.

He's escaped prisoner from Winnipeg jail.

How do you know this?

Before Pony Soldiers come to Fort Walsh...

This one make a little,
very little mistake...

and have to spend six month in this jail.

There I see this captive.

His name is Johnny Pierce.

He is escaped bank robber.

Johnny Pierce?

Yes.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

I did not wish Pony Soldier
to tell inspector Frazer of my mistake.

There's no need to worry, Natayo.

You won't tell him?

He already knows.

Pony Soldiers know everything
I must go now.

Good luck.

Natayo, will need good luck.

I'm Shemawgun brother of Konah.
In the morning I will come for you.

What do you mean?

How do I know?

The Onechanee Awakun
is to be my wife.

Standing bear and the
council have decided otherwise.

At the rising of the sun Shemawgun will come for you
Shemawgun will bring five ponies as a sign of his love.

Standing Bear has promised
that you'll not be harmed...

and that we march tomorrow.
He's given his word.

His word, huh?

We made a piece with the chief, and we're
gonna give him a chance to live up to it.

So far, he's shown good faith.

You're not bound or gagged,
there's no guard out there.

Why don't you stop talking
like a prairie lawyer...

and start acting like a man?

Now listen to me, Calhoun
and listen carefully.

This is the last time
I'm going to talk to you.

I'm putting you on warning.
Don't you make one wrong move

I'm obliged to you
for everything you've done.

Oh, we get paid for this, ma'am.

75 cents a day... Don't worry,
we'll march tomorrow.

The white dogs has killed my brother.

Let the people assemble!

Do you want to help me
Duncan Comes Running?

Yes, of course.

Go stay with a white girl if anyone tries
to harm her come and warn me.

Dom't worry Onechanee Awakun.
The Pony Soldier sent me to protect you.

When my arm drops.
let the riders move out.

Don't drop that arm Konah.

Go back Redcoat,
or we'll tear you apart.

I know this man has killed your brother
but you've no right to punish him.

Only the Great Queens Law can punish him.

And I assure you that it will.

He has killed,
let him be killed!

Wait!

Standing Bear will speak!

This prisoner must not be harmed.

Hear me!

The Pony Soldier promisses the same
law for white men and Indiana alike.

And I've given my word
that we follow this law.

The Pony Soldier promises
this killer will be punished.

I will pledge my honor
that he speaks the truth.

Here is my shield of office.

I will surrendered and step down if the
Pony Soldier speaks with a forked tongue.

The Cree law is to kill him!
Kill him now!

Very well,
the people do not trust Standing Bear.

The people do not regard
his honors as of any worth.

You have chosen.
I surrender the Eagles wing.

You like Konah's way.

Let Konah be your chief.

No!

I White Moon,
have sat in Council and listened to many...

The Pony Soldier speaks
with a straight tongue.

Standing Bear speaks in wisdom.

Let Standing Bear
remain our chief.

Now go to your lodges in peace.

You stupid idiot...

I don't let them tear you apart...

except for the pleasure I'm going to get
out taking you back and turning you in...

For killing an Indian?

For killing a man...

Johnny Pierce!

This man is my prisoner he will stand trial
before the Queen's law for Killing Shemawgun.

Look after his wounds
and place it under close guard.

You will do as the Pony Soldier request
The prisoners in your keeping.

I offer you my gratitude and thanks.

When a man gives his
word duties go with it.

But it would not be proper
to ask my people to march today.

A chief's brother has been killed.
In three days we mach.

That's good enough for me.

Come... we will get our horses
and ride side by side as brothers.

Pony soldier, father!

Don't worry
we march in three days.

I'm very proud of my Pony Soldier father
riding with the chief.

Your father?

Of course, he adopted me.

You should be...

Father, father!

Pony Soldier father...

the white girl.
Konah and the 3 dog soldiers have taken.

Look.

The girl must be brought back.

And Konah and his followers.

I wish to go too,
Pony Soldier Father.

You have chosen a brave son,
but you are much ti young in years.

You will go back to camp.

Come!

I'll see you back at camp.

Three horses have gone this way,
one that way

It may be a trick.
You go there I'll go this way.

Come out of there!

I'll give you a count of three...

One...

Two...

What are you doing here?
I almost shot you.

I'm afraid for you.

I don't want to be an orphan again.

When a father speaks, a son obeys.

I have my bow and arrows.

Please let me help you.

NO... Follow me!

Now listen to me Comes Running...

Duncan Comes Running...

Duncan Comes Running.

I want you to stay here.
Keep your horse quiet and don't move.

You understand?

Yes, Father.

That's enough.

This white squaw has
brought evil days to us.

I captured his Onechanee...
and the Redcoat came.

Because of her my brother was Killed.

She has brought bad medicine.

We'll burn her.

We'll destroy this medicine,
The Redcoat will go away...

and we'll hunt and fight as free men again.

You have chosen a brave son.

And a brave warrior!

Oh Crees of the northern plains...

Oh my people hear me!

Your chiefs have smoked in Council
with The Pony Soldier.

Your Chiefs have taken
his hand in friendship.

We have agreed...

to follow the White Man's road,

Let us march!

And so Constable McDonald singlehanded...

returned Standing Bear
and his Crees to their reserve.

It has been this same devotion to duty
of many another...

on many a difficult patrol that...

through three quarters of a century...

has shaped and formed the
living tradition and greatness...

of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!