A track coach wants a young Indian girl to join his team, but she has trouble blending the Indian teachings that are part of her skill with the new coaching.
Four Apache children take part in the barrel race, calf-riding, and goat-tying events at the Whiteriver rodeo and watch their father perform in the bull-riding contest.
Jim Doolen is a scout for the Army and is troubled by things he has witnessed as they attempt to force Apache natives onto a reservation far from their own lands, but after Jim is captured by his nemesis and forced to flee with a group of Apache warriors, he finds his loyalties divided.