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It was hard to know how to feel. I'd never been in a battle like this one. There was no dark political objective. This was not a fight for territoryor riches or to make men free. It was fought to preserve the food storesthat would see us through the winter. To protect the lives of women and childrenand loved ones only a few feet away. Stone Calf was a great loss,but even the old men could not remember... such a one-sided victory. And I gradually beganto look at it in a new way. I felt a pride I'd never felt before. I'd never really known who John Dunbar was. Perhaps the name itself had no meaning. But as I heard my Sioux namebeing called over and over... I knew for the first time who I really was
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It was hard to know how to feel
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I'd never been in a battle like this one
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There was no dark political objective
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This was not a fight for territory or riches or to make men free
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It was fought to preserve the food stores that would see us through the winter
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To protect the lives of women and children and loved ones only a few feet away
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Stone Calf was a great loss but even the old men could not remember
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such a one sided victory
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And I gradually began to look at it in a new way
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I felt a pride I'd never felt before
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I'd never really known who John Dunbar was
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Perhaps the name itself had no meaning
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But as I heard my Sioux name being called over and over
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I knew for the first time who I really was
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Movie Summary
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Native Americans, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.