Determined to make a living as a fur trapper, former slave, Jim Beckwourth’s experience venturing through an uninhabited and vast landscape quickly turns into one of the most epic tales of the early West. When a joke about Beckwourth being a long-long member of the Crow tribe turns into a believable rumor, the adventure of a lifetime begins. Enamored with the culture and adopted by the members, Beckwourth takes a Crow wife and becomes a war chief, battling alongside his newfound tribe. But when business between the Crows and his former life brings his old friend Tom Fitzpatrick into the mix, Beckwourth’s worlds violently collide, and he must choose between his past and present.