In the winter of 1750, a holy iron and two Frenchmen are thrust into the lives of the Wolf tail band of the Sicangu Lakota. Whirlwind, a war chief, finds his people divided in their feelings about the intrusion of the holy iron into their lives and what it could mean to their future.

In the winter of 1750, a holy iron (flintlock rifle) and two Frenchmen are thrust into the lives of the Wolf tail band of the Sicangu Lakota. Whirlwind, a war chief, finds his people divided in their feelings about the intrusion of the holy iron into their lives and what it could mean to their future.