Synopsis:
Jacob Wheeler leaves Virginia with his brother, Nathan, to join up with explorer Jebidiah Smith and journey to California. Meanwhile, a young shaman, Loved By the Buffalo, has visions of the coming of the white man and the havoc they will wreck for his people. When Jacob saves the life of Loved By the Buffalo's sister, Thunder Heart Woman, the two families become forever linked, despite being on opposing sides of the coming conflict.