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English aristocrat John Morgan is captured, enslaved and treated
like an animal by a Native American tribe. He comes to respect his captors'
culture and gain their respect. He is aided in understanding the Sioux by another
captive, Batise, the tribe's half-breed fool, who had tried to escape and
was hamstrung behind both knees.
Determining that his only chance of freedom is to gain the
respect of the tribe, he overcomes his repugnance and kills two warriors from
the neighboring enemy Shoshone tribe, which allows him to claim warrior status.
After his victory, he proposes marriage to one of the women with the horses
taken in battle as bride-price and undergoes painful initiation rites,
taking the native name "Shunkawakan" (or "Horse") as his
Sioux name.
When one of the warriors takes a vow never to retreat in battle,
Morgan's changing perspective is shown, as he turns angrily on the
uncomprehending Batise, telling him, "Five years you've lived here, and
you've learned nothing about these people – all his death is to you is a means
of escape." After successfully helping to fend off an attack by the enemy
tribe, he becomes a respected member of the tribe and ultimately their leader.
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