In the 1880s| after the U. S. Army's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn| the government continues to push Sioux Indians off their land. In Washington| D.C.|Senator Henry Dawes introduces legislation to protect Native Americans rights. In South Dakota| school teacher Elaine Goodale joins Sioux native and Western-educatedDr. Charles Eastman in working with tribe members. Meanwhile| Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give into mounting government pressures.