The changes in the western frontier take their toll on the Native people. Some choose to cast their lot with the white man, while others cling to their traditional ways. Jacob Wheeler and his wife, Thunder Heart Woman, return to Virginia, but soon the promise of a new life in California entices Jacob to set out again along with his brother Jethro. The road is long and hard. Many are lost, and in the end, one brother makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Elenco: Will Patton , Jessica Capshaw , Josh Brolin , Matthew Modine , Lance Henriksen , Irene Bedard , Garrett Wang , Skeet Ulrich , Rachael Leigh Cook , Keith Carradine , Craig Sheffer , Keri Russell , Beau Bridges , Christian Kane , Matthew Settle , Gary Busey , Sean Astin , Alan Tudyk , Eric Schweig , Tyler Christopher , John Terry , Daniel Gillies , Kwesi Ameyaw , Michael Spears , Annabella Piugattuk , Russell Means , Emily Holmes , Jay Tavare , Nathaniel Arcand , Gil Birmingham , Christian Bocher , David Richmond-Peck , Zahn McClarnon , Tyler Posey , Balthazar Getty , Graham Greene , Graham Greene , Jonathan Scarfe , Tom Berenger , Sheila Tousey .