Category: Into the West

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S1 Ep6 Ghost Dance

Loved By The Buffalo believes he has found the foretold prophet when a mysterious Indian named Wokova inspires his people with the Ghost Dance and a vision of their restored land.

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S1 Ep5 Casualties of War

When gold is discovered in the Black Hills, the Lakota’s most sacred land is threatened. The government wants mining rights, but Chief Sitting Bull refuses.

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S1 Ep4 Hell on Wheels

The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together.

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S1 Ep3 Dreams and Schemes

Gold fever spreads throughout the land bringing thousands of prospectors to California, and leaving a wake of destruction across Lakota sacred land.

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S1 Ep2 Manifest Destiny

The changes in the western frontier take their toll on the Native people. Some choose to cast their lot with the white man, while others cling to their traditional ways.

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S1 Ep1 Wheel to the Stars

The year is 1827. In Virginia, young Jacob Wheeler dreams of adventure. Leaving his family behind, he joins renowned mountain man Jedediah Smith on an expedition to California.