What's left for the Lakota when everything around them is changing? Quiet Thunder and Black Bear fear for their tribe's welfare when buffalo and other game become scarce. A military captain named Pratt promises to teach them white man's ways so they can become successful. Quiet Thunder follows Black Bear to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to the Indian Industrial School. The school's rigid schedule allows little time together, and Black Bear grows more distant as his confusion over his identity grows. Can Quiet Thunder make him believe her love is as eternal as the stars?