Indian Braves #4

When famine strikes the Choctaw lands and the buffalo disappear, Green Arrowhead and Little Bear discover that a band of tribal outcasts led by Rocksnake are orchestrating a cunning scheme: they're stealing food from white settlements and selling it to the desperate Choctaw, all while framing the tribe for the raids. Now Green Arrowhead must track down the plundering pariahs before the cavalry arrives to exact their own justice on his starving people.

A fascinating look at the battle tactics and spiritual traditions of Plains Indian tribes, from the legendary "Dog Soldiers" who staked themselves to the ground in combat to the strategic use of face and body painting meant to both intimidate enemies and offer protection. This educational feature explores how Native warriors leveraged natural camouflage, superstition, and ceremonial preparation to wage warfare on the frontier—practices that often proved devastatingly effective against settlers unfamiliar with such methods.

Wild Eagle, the Arapahoe chief devoted to peace between settlers and Native peoples, agrees to guide a wagon train to California—but the man who hired him, Gig Dunning, harbors a sinister scheme to stop the settlers from claiming land he intends to monopolize. When Wild Eagle discovers Dunning's treacherous plot to incite an Apache attack on the wagon train, he must race against time to protect the innocent travelers and expose the would-be king of California.

When Pueblo chief Swift Elk is captured by Comanche raiders and enslaved, he endures brutal treatment while studying his captors' deepest beliefs—discovering they worship the stars with an almost superstitious reverence. After a meteor shower gives him the chance to escape by posing as a conduit for the sky gods' power, Swift Elk returns to his tribe with a bold plan to turn the Comanches' own spiritual fear against them. With fire-arrows and swift action, he rallies the Pueblos to reclaim their freedom and their land.