Jones, Michael Dante and Elisha Cook Jr., the story concerns a Blackfoot chief who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by smallpox.

In a double cross by two outlaws named Gates and Scoby, the furs are stolen and Winterhawk's companions are killed.

[3] He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman named Clayanna,[4] and her young brother Cotton, intending to trade them for medicine for his tribe.

[5] Reviewer Peter Morris of the Milwaukee Sentinel commented on the high standard of cinematography with the surrounding landscape that made it a nature film as well as a lively adventure.

[4] Marshall Fine, staff writer for the Lawrence Journal-World, gave a very negative review of the film, and said it had the most unappealing character actors anyone would hope to assemble.