She's hurt.
You are not welcome here.
No. She's hurt.
Go away from us.
You are not welcome. Go away from us.
Stop.
The soldier did not come to fight.
He is going away and we will let him.
l am in agreement with Kicking Bird.
We will go down and talk to the white man.
And find out why he is here.
lf this council decides to talk to the white man...
...then it will be so.
But in my mind it's not right...
...that a chief as great as Ten Bears...
...goes to ask the business of a puny, trespassing white man...
...who has only a smart horse and a few white man's clothes.
l will not go.
You will go.
And you will go.
That is all l have to say.
Welcome.
Hi!
Come.
Please, sit down.
Sit down.
Wait just a.... Just a minute.
His mind is gone.
Tatanka. Buffalo.
-Buffalo. -Tatanka.
Buffalo. Tatanka.
""The fierce one, as I caII him, seems a very tough feIIow.
""I hope I never have to fight him.
""From the IittIe I know, he seems to be honest and very direct.
""I Iike the quiet one immenseIy.
""He"s been patient and inquisitive.
""He seems eager to communicate.
""I wouId concIude that he is a man ofsome weight among his peopIe.""
Buffalo.
""I beIieve I made an even greaterimpression on their next visit.
""I produced a coffee grinder, something none of them had seen before.""
ls the coffee not good?
lt's too strong, maybe.
Sugar.
Put in.
Taste it.
Sugar.
You want some?
That's a lot.
Okay.
Yeah.
""It"s good to finaIIy have some company.
""So much goes unsaid and I have the feeIing that these peopIe...
""...the quiet one in particuIar, wantsomething from me.
""Made presents of coffee and most of the sugar.
""It didn"t figure to Iast anyway.
""Don"t beIieve I go too farin saying...
""...that a foundation for good reIations is being Iaid.""
Stands With A Fist.
We will talk awhile.
Your wounds are healing well?
Yes, they are.
You are happy here, with my family?
l am glad to be here.
l am missing my husband.
Perhaps you will marry again when the time is right?
Perhaps.
We have word from many places that the whites are coming.
They are coming into everyone's country.
l think they will soon be in ours.
This white man who lives at the old soldier fort....
l have visited him and l believe his heart is a good one.
l am afraid of the white man at the fort.
l am afraid he will tell others that l am here.
l am afraid they will try to take me away.
l've heard they take people away.
Every warrior in camp would fight them if they tried.
l cannot make the white man language.
He cannot speak Sioux.
lt has been a long time since l made the talk.
l want you to try.
l don't know how.
Yes, you do.
l can't.
l can't. lt's dead in me.
l don't ask this for myself. l ask this for all the people.
He knows things about the whites which we do not.
Now, you must remember.
l can't.
Will she make the white words?
She won't try. She is being difficult.
Well, she's the one who's crying.
Perhaps the difficulty is yours.
ChristineI
Get 'em, Joe! Get them chickens!
Billy, you get away from those puppies!
Damn!
Get the kids, and get them in the house.
Go on!
Christine!
Christine! Where are you?
l'm up here, mother.
-Get down now. -Why?
Just do it.
Stay right where you are. Get back. Do you hear me?
Joe, get in the house right now!
Willie!
-Who is it, Willie? -They look like Pawnee.
My father and your father are talking to them.
-What do they want? -l don't know.
Go on. You heard him. Get out of here.
Run, Christine!
l said run!
Joe!
Christine!
MommyI
Come on, Two Socks. Bacon.
""Two Socks, Iike Cisco, has become a trusted friend.
""He stiII won"t eat from my hand...
""...but his keen eyes and ears never faiI to aIert me when something is wrong.""
Tatanka.
No.
No, l haven't seen any buffalo.
Sorry.
Are you hungry?
l have food. l have a lot of food.
""Nothing I"ve been toId about these peopIe is correct.
""They are not beggars and thieves.
""They are not the bogeymen they"ve been made out to be.
""On the contrary, they are poIite guests and have a famiIiar humor I enjoy.
""ReaI communication is sIow, however...
""...and the quiet one is as frustrated as I am.
""Most of ourprogress has been buiIt on the basis of faiIure...
""...rather than success.
""I"ve thought to inquire if the woman I found Iived or not...
""...butitseems far too compIicated a subject, given ourIimitations.
""One thing is cIear, however. There are no buffaIo.
""And it weighs heavy on their minds.
""Yesterday"s meeting was the bestyet.
""Itseems I"ve been invited to the viIIage and I"m Iooking forward to going.""
We were waiting for you.
Now tell him we are glad that he is here.
Hello.
You....
Here....
Good.
Thank you. l feel good.
l feel good.
Ask him why he is at the soldier fort.
The soldier fort.
Wait.
What is your names?
-Our names? -What is his name?
He's right. lntroductions should come first.
He....
Kick.
Kick?
More.
More kick?
More kicking?
Kicking.
Bird? Bird, kicking bird.
Kicking Bird.
What is he....
ls he chief?
No.
A holy man.
Holy man.
Your name?
-l don't-- -How are you called?
Get up?
Stand up?
Stands?
Stands. Your name's ''Stands''?
Stands.
-With. -With?
-With. -Stands with?
Fist?
Yes.
Stands With A Fist?
Stands With A Fist.
l'm John Dunbar.
John Dunbar.
Dumb Bear.
No, not Dumb Bear.
Dunbar.
Dun....
Bar.
Not Dumb Bear.
Dunbar.
""There"s been an exciting breakthrough with the Indians.
""The woman I found on the prairie speaks EngIish...
""...and today, cIearprogress was made.
""She is white, and though I cannot be sure how she came to be with these peopIe...
""...I can teII she is not a captive.
""WhiIe I"m not afraid...
""...I don"t feeI compIeteIy weIcome by everyone in the viIIage.
""My being here must be Kicking Bird"s idea.
""He is very enthusiastic and Iike two chiIdren...
""...we are both anxious to know more about each other.
""But I find myseIf hoIding back.
""Forsome reason, I am reIuctant to answer aII his questions.
""Maybe it"s my sense of duty...
""...butsomething teIIs me not to say too much.
""It was good to see Fort Sedgewick again...
""...and yet I Iook forward to another visit with my new neighbors.
""This is stiII my home, however...
""...and I remain watchfuI for my reIief and can onIy hope...
""...that my negotiations with the wiId peopIe of the pIains wiII bear fruit.""
Buffalo!
Buffalo! l've seen buffalo!
Buffaloes!
Tatanka.
Tatanka?
Yeah.
""Riders were sent out to pick up the traiI.
""In the time it took to gather my things at Sedgewick...
""...the entire tribe was weII on its way.
""Their efficiency and speed with which they moved...
""...was enough to impress any miIitary commander.
""Spirits are high, and overnight I"ve gone from a person ofsuspicion...
""...to one of genuine standing.
""I am greeted with open smiIes and Iooks of appreciation.
""In short, I have become a ceIebrity.""
Loo ten tant!
-Loo ten tant! -Loo ten tant!
""Scouts picked up the traiI exactIy where I said it wouId be.
""It was not hard to find...
""...a gigantic swath of torn-up ground extending to the horizon.
""The numbers it took to create this impossibIe image...
""...was hard to imagine.""
Loo ten tant!
""Who wouId do such a thing?
""The fieId was proof enough...
""...thatit was a peopIe without vaIue and withoutsouI.
""With no regard for Sioux rights.
""The wagon tracks Ieading away IeftIittIe doubt...
""...and my heartsank, as I knew it couId onIy be white hunters.
""Voices that had been joyous aII morning...
""...were now as siIent as the dead buffaIo Ieft to rotin this vaIIey...
""...kiIIed onIy for their tongues and the price of their hides.""
Loo ten tant.
""It was suddenIy cIear now what had happened...
""...and my heartsank as I tried to convince myseIf...
""...that the white men who"d been kiIIed were bad peopIe and deserved to die.
""Butit was no use.
""I tried to beIieve that Wind In His Hair and Kicking Bird...
""...and the others who shared in the kiIIing were notso happy for having done it.
""But they were.
""As I Iooked at famiIiar faces, I reaIized that the gap between us...
""...was greater than I couId ever have imagined.""
""As they ceIebrated into the night the coming hunt...
""...it was hard to know where to be.
""I don"t know if they understood, but I couId notsIeep among them.
""There had been no Iooks, and there was no bIame.
""There was onIy the confusion of a peopIe not abIe to predict a future.""
Are you all right?
l can't.
No, l'm full.
l'm full, and l can't tell the story anymore.
No.
You want to try it?
Here.
l can't. This is too much.
Good trade.
This is a good trade.
No, no, l can't. l'm full, l'm tired.
No!
Loo ten tant! Loo ten tant!
Tatanka. Big tatanka.
Big tatanka.
That's my hat!
You're wearing my hat.
lt's my hat.
l found it on the prairie. lt's mine.
No, you....
My hat.
That hat belongs to the Lieutenant.
He left it on the prairie. He didn't want it.
Well, you can see he wants it now.
We all know that it's a soldier's hat.
We all know who wears it.
lf you want to keep it, that's all right.
But give something for it.
Good trade.
There you are.
Come here, Cisco.
""Itseems every day ends with a miracIe here.
""And whatever God may be, I thank God for this day.
""To stay any Ionger wouId have been useIess.
""We had aII the meat we couId possibIy carry.
""We had hunted for three days, Iosing a haIf a dozen ponies...
""...and onIy three men injured.
""I"d never known a peopIe so eager to Iaugh...
""...so devoted to famiIy, so dedicated to each other.
""And the onIy word that came to mind was "harmony."
""Many times I"ve feIt aIone...
""...but untiI this afternoon...
""...I"d never feIt compIeteIy IoneIy.""
""Made a Iong patroI today.
""There"s nothing to report.
""Time seems irreIevant except for the fact that I am bored...
""...and these hours aIone are endIess.
""Itis difficuIt for me to muster any enthusiasm...
""...for my reguIar duties here.
""And the fortis showing serious signs of negIect.
""The truth is, I am missing the company of my friends.
""I can see aII of their faces, butsomehow itis not enough.
""Tomorrow I wiII pay them a visit.
""It may be forward of me, but what can it hurt?
""After aII, they are my neighbors.""
""The nightsounds have become so famiIiar as to be comforting.
""My Iife on the prairie"s a good one and for the mostpart, I am content.
""The Indians have a greatpuII for me that goes beyond curiosity.
""There"s something wise about them and I"m drawn to them...
""...in ways much stronger than my obIigations to the miIitary.""
Go home!
Damn him.
God! Go home!
Go!
Go home, Two Socks!
Bad wolf!
You were right. He is a special white man.
He should have a real name.
""Itis autumn now and I am spending more time than ever with my friends.
""They have given me my own Iodge and I feeI comfortabIe there.
""We taIk every day, but I know Kicking Bird is frustrated with me.
""He aIways wants to know how many more white peopIe are coming.
""I teII him they wiII mostIikeIy pass through this country and nothing more.
""But I am speaking in haIf-truths.
""One day there wiII be too many, but I cannot bring myseIf to teII him that.
""I am sure that Stands With A Fist knows that I am hoIding back...
""...but to her credit, she says nothing.""
""A warparty is going against the Pawnee soon and I have asked to go.
""I sense I made a mistake in doing so...
""...but I couId not bring myseIf to take it back.
""They are my friends, and from whatIittIe I gather...
""...the Pawnee have been very hard on these peopIe.
""I hope I have not overstepped my bounds.""
Come in, please.
Sit down?
Kicking Bird want to know...
...why you want to make war on the Pawnee.
They have done nothing to you.
They are Sioux enemies.
Only Sioux warriors to go.
Tell him that l have been a warrior...
...longer than many of the young men who will go on this war party.
Tell him.
He said that the Sioux way of being a warrior...
...is not the white way.
-You are not ready. -l know, l understand.
Tell him l cannot learn these ways in camp.
He also asks that you...
...watch over his family while he is gone.
This thing he asks is a great honor for you.
Tell him that l would be happy to watch over his family.
He thanks Dances With Wolves for coming.
Who is Dances With Wolves?
lt is the name which all the people...
...are calling you now.
Dances With....
That's right.
That day.
Dances With Wolves.
How do you say it?
Keep on with the white man talk if it pleases you.
l like to make the talk.
l'm here.
We walk.
l cut this off.
l shaved it off. More.
Grass grows on the prairie.
''Grass grows on the prairie''?
-Wrong. -Wrong?
You said, ''Fire lives on the prairie.''
l did?
No laughing, though.
That man is a fighter.
Again.
-That man is a fighter. -Okay, l have it.
Yes.
Hoo hoo, right?
No?
Try this.
What's the word...
...for beautiful?
What are you doing?
lt's hot, and we are sitting in the shade.
l'm hungry.
How is Dances With Wolves?
What do you mean?
How is he learning?
He is a fast learner.
What did you think l meant?
You go for water, today?
Then let us take you.
How did you get your name?
l was not very old...
...when l came to be with the people.
And l was made to work.
l worked every day, very hard.
There was a woman...
...who didn't like me much.
She used to call me bad names, and sometimes she....
Beat me?
And one day, she was...
...calling me these bad names...
...with her face in my face...
...and l hit her.
l was not very big, but she fell down.
She fell hard and didn't move.
And then l stood over her with my fist...
...and l asked if...
...there was any other woman...
...who wanted to call me bad names.
No one bothered me after that day.
No, l wouldn't think so.
Show me.
Show me where you hit her.
Why are you not married?
-l'm sorry. -l have to go.
l'm sorry.
Can l help you?
You are not talking today?
No, l am not.
Some of your words are wrong but you are learning fast.
So what can l tell you today?
l want to know about Stands With A Fist.
Why is there no man with her?
She is in mourning.
l don't....
l do not understand ''mourning.''
She cries for someone.
Cries for who?
lt is not polite to speak of the dead.
But you are new, so l will tell you.
She cries for her husband.
He was killed not long ago.
That is how you came to find her on the prairie.
How long will she cry?
lt is Kicking Bird's place to say when she is finished.
He's the one that found her when she was very little.
People are talking about you.
What are they saying?
They are proud of the medicine...
...you are making with Dances With Wolves.
l have hurt him, and l should go talk to him.
You can't. He is gone.
He left this morning.
Bet you were thinking:
''Now, why don't he write?''
Hello, Two Socks.
Come on.
l won't hurt you. Come on. You can do this.
You can do this.
Come on.
This is easy.
This is easy, Two Socks.
l am in mourning.
No, we cannot.
-Yes. -We must be careful.
We must be careful.
Okay.
Wait!
What?
Trouble.
The Pawnee are coming. A big party of 40 or 50 men this time.
Hunters found them not far to the north. Soon be here.
Stone Calf, wait. l will follow you.
The Pawnee do not come for horses. They come for blood.
Get your weapons and come to my lodge.
l will get them.
Stone Calf, wait.
l have guns.
l have many rifles.
-At the fort? -Yes.
No. The ride is long and we can spare no men.
Guns would make one warrior like two.
Take one man and go quickly.
l will take Smiles A Lot.