The film threads together four stories, taking us into the life of a stressed-out Mohawk stockbroker in Manhattan; a young Inupiat girl sent to live with her grandmother in Barrow, Alaska; a Navajo gang member who must find his core values in his reservation on the mesas of New Mexico; and a Quechua healer in Peru, attempting to save a sick child. Each story explores what it means to belong to a specific community.

John Trudell
Narrator (voice)
Alex Rice
Amanda Cook

Jeremiah Bitsui
Johnny Chee
Candice Costello
Johnny Chee's Girlfriend

Geraldine Keams
Riana Malabed
Dawn
Honorato Nanatay

Warriors and Prisoners
Warriors and Prisoners
Emmalou
Emmalou

The Brave
The Brave

Silence
Silence

Shabbat Dinner
Shabbat Dinner

The New World
The New World

House Made of Dawn
House Made of Dawn

Showdown at Williams Creek
Showdown at Williams Creek

The Draughtsmen Clash
The Draughtsmen Clash

Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty

Battles of Chief Pontiac
Battles of Chief Pontiac

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner