ST. DAVID'S FIELD - TENNESSEE 1863
Only a white man would make a fire for everyone to see.
Maybe there's more than one.
There might be three or four.
l know three or four...
...who will not be making the trip back home.
We have nothing to show for this trail.
We have no rifles.
White men are sure to have rifles.
lt's hard to say how many might be down there.
We should forget this and go home.
Then go.
l would rather die...
...than argue about a single line of smoke in my own country.
He will not quit until we are all dead.
Kicking Bird has been keeping to himself these last few days.
l do not like to see our medicine man walking so alone.
What does his wife say?
She says that he is keeping to himself.
That's not what l asked you.
Well, what did you ask me?
What did she say?
She said that he is keeping to himself these days.
That's what she says.
Make sure that meat is soft.
My teeth hurt.
May l come in?
No, let him sit with me.
Our country seems good this summer...
...but l have not been out to see it.
But the buffalo are late.
And l always worry about the bellies of our children.
l was thinking of a dance.
Yes. A dance is always a good idea.
lt would be good to have a strong sign.
There's a funny thing about signs.
We know when they are bad or good.
Sometimes they are strange and it's hard to understand them.
A smart man will think on these things.
lf he is still confused, he will tell somebody.
For instance, he might tell you or me.
A smart man always does this.
l have seen such a sign.
Really?
l saw a man.
A naked, white man.
Are you sure it was a man?
l saw his sex.
Did you speak to him?
No.
He might be a god.
Or a white chief with special abilities.
That is why we should talk with him.
l do not care for this talk about this white man.
Whatever he is, he is not a Sioux, and that makes him less.
When l hear that more whites are coming, l want to laugh.
We took a hundred horses from these people.
There was no honor in it.
They don't ride well. They don't shoot well.
They're dirty.
Those soldiers could not even make it through one winter here.
And these people are said to flourish?
l think they will all be dead soon.
l think this fool is probably lost.
Wind ln His Hair's words are strong and l have heard them.
lt's true the whites are a poor race and hard to understand.
But make no mistake, the whites are coming.
Even our enemies agree on this.
So when l see one man alone without fear in our country...
...l do not think he is lost. l think he may have medicine.
l see someone who might speak...
...for all the white people who are coming.
l think this is a person with which treaties might be struck.
Kicking Bird is always looking ahead and that is good.
But this man cannot cover our lodges or feed our children.
He is nothing to us.
l will take some men.
We will shoot some arrows into this white man.
lf he truly has medicine, he will not be hurt.
lf he has no medicine, he will be dead.
No man can tell another what to do.
But killing a white man is a delicate matter.
lf you kill one, more are sure to come.
lt's easy to become confused by these questions.
lt's hard to know what to do.
We should talk about this some more.
That is all l have to say.
What's the matter, now?
We don't think this is such a good idea.
lf we take the horse of a white god...
...they will make up songs about us.
Maybe.
They will ask us to go on raids.
Who gets the horse?
l do.
l do, but we share. Now who can say this is not a great plan?
lt's always the same.
Every time.
We'll be heroes.
They'll write songs about us.
What happened?
l don't know. My arm doesn't work.
You shouldn't have fallen off. Now we'll get in trouble.
lt was your idea.
My idea was only to take the horse, not fall down.
Otter hurt himself.
What are you looking at? l'm the one who's hurt.
l will be when my father finds out. His bow will be across my back.
l am Wind ln His Hair.
Do you see that l am not afraid of you?
Do you see?
The party that went against the Utes is coming back.
There are many hearts on the ground.
You are not welcome here.
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.
His mind is gone.
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.
We were waiting for you.
Now tell him we are glad that he is here.
Ask him why he is at the soldier fort.
He's right. lntroductions should come first.
l found it on the prairie. lt's mine.
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.
You were right. He is a special white man.
He should have a real name.
Keep on with the white man talk if it pleases you.
l like to make the talk.
That man...
...is...
...is a bone!
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.
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 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.
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 many rifles.
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.
When we were younger, he always bragged about how brave he was.
And what a great chief he would make.
He thought l was impressed.
While walking on the prairie, we surprised a small herd of buffalo.
And the first thing this brave warrior did is run for a tree.
He would have forgotten all about me...
...if he hadn't needed my help to climb it.
And we sat there all day as this old cow circled below.
Making loud noises and hitting her head against the trunk.
Where are you going? There is gambling tonight.
Horseback's games are always good.
l'm tired. Horseback already has a good rifle of mine.
Good night.
How long will Stands With A Fist mourn?
l don't know.
l hope it will not be too long.
Has something happened?
What?
She has found love again.
With who?
Who do you think?
Tell me.
Dances With Wolves.
Are you certain of this?
When you see them together, you will know.
What are people saying?
They like the match.
No one is angry?
lt makes sense. They are both white.
l suppose l will be the one to say something.
She's your daughter now.
l know.
Relax. You can't see everything coming.
Stop it. Quit your playing.
Stands With A Fist.
You will mourn no more.
Sit, sit.
There's talk that you want to get married.
To who?
To Stands With A Fist.
That's the one, isn't it?
She's in mourning.
Not today.
Kicking Bird has released her.
He did?
What are you doing here?
Kicking Bird told me to wait.
You might have to wait a long time.
Smiles A Lot says he saw Kicking Bird riding on the prairie.
He says he was talking to himself.
A medicine man takes it pretty hard...
...when he is the last to know something.
What do l do?
You are pretty poor and a Sioux girl is not for free.
l don't know if you can get married.
l have the buckskin...
No, that's too much medicine.
Do you think my horse is too much medicine?
For a girl.
Wait here. Maybe we can help you.
Wait.
Turn around.
You look good.
You know, the man she mourned for...
He was my best friend.
l didn't know that.
He was a good man.
lt has been hard for me to like you.
l am not the thinker Kicking Bird is.
l always feel anger first.
There were no answers to my questions.
But now l think he went away because you were coming.
That is how l see it.
This is a good day for me.
lf you want this man, take his hand in yours.
Have you heard all that l have said?
Good, then take her inside.
She is your wife.
Thank you.
Dances With Wolves' door is closed a lot these days.
l think they're having trouble making a baby.
l don't think they're having trouble at all.
lf we pull the smoke flap shut, they will come out for sure.
Dances With Wolves, are you in there?
Today l am riding to a far away place.
l would like you to ride with me.
lt's good to be out.
Yes, it must be.
We are trying for a baby.
No waiting?
No waiting.
l was just thinking that of all the trails in this life...
...there is one that matters most.
lt is the trail of a true human being.
l think you are on this trail, and it is good to see.
We call you the Busy Bee.
lt is said that all the animals were born here.
That from here they spread over the prairies to feed all the people.
Even our enemies agree that this is a sacred place.
lt's quiet here.
We must wait for these people.
No, they've been gone a week. Maybe more.
We will water the horses and go home.
You always ask about the white people.
You always want to know how many more are coming.
There will be a lot, my friend.
More than can be counted.
lt makes me afraid for all the Sioux.
We should tell this to Ten Bears.
The men who wore this came...
...in the time of my grandfather's grandfather.
Eventually we drove them out.
Then the Mexicans came. They do not come here anymore.
ln my own time, the Texans.
They have been like all the others.
They take without asking.
l don't know if we are ready for these people.
But l think you are right. l think they will keep coming.
When l think of that, l look at this helmet.
Our country is all that we have, and we will fight to keep it.
Tomorrow we will strike the village...
...and go to the winter camp.
Enough.
We cannot wait for you.
Something has happened.
Dances With Wolves is not coming.
He must have trouble.
Pick two good men and send them back to the soldier fort.
l am Dances With Wolves.
l have nothing to say to you.
You are not worth talking to.
Dances With Wolves is quiet these days.
ls his heart bad?
Killing the soldiers at the river...
...was a good thing.
l did not mind killing those men. l was glad to do it.
But the soldiers hate me now, like they hate no other.
They think l am a traitor.
And they will hunt for me.
And when they find me, they find you.
l think it would be wise to move the village now.
l will be leaving.
l must go and talk with those who would listen.
Quiet. You are hurting my ears.
Leave us alone.
You are the only white man l have ever known.
l have thought about you a lot. More than you know.
But l think you are wrong.
The man the soldiers are looking for no longer exists.
Now there is only a Sioux named Dances With Wolves.
Let's smoke awhile.
lt's all right.
Dances With Wolves.
l am Wind ln His Hair.
Do you see that l am your friend?
Can you see that you will always be my friend?