kalispel indians

The story of the first efforts to save the vanishing bison (buffalo) herds from extinction in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. Based on the true story of Samuel Walking Coyote, a Salish (Kalispel) Indian who rescued and raised orphaned buffalo calves.

Presents the story of Walking Coyote and his family's attempts to bring back the buffalo when they were nearly extinct. Describes how Walking Coyote found buffalo orphans and raised them on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

Presents the story of Walking Coyote and his family's attempts to bring back the buffalo when they were nearly extinct. Describes how Walking Coyote found buffalo orphans and raised them on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.