Lee Masters, a handsome young cowboy, is fired from his cattle drive when his sexual orientation is discovered. Frustrated and angry, he rides to a mountain lake where he meets a Dakota native named Tatanka, who is also exiled from his tribe for refusing to adhere to tribal custom for braves who prefer men to women. They strike up a friendship, which readily turns to love. Their family is completed when a young Indian, Sleeps With Dogs, insists they take him with them on their search for a home.<br><br>Their quest to find acceptance in either the white man's world or the native population is a difficult journey. Can two men who love each other find a place in the harsh reality of the western wilderness, or will they always be walking in two worlds?

Walking in Two Worlds

As the group moved through the crowds of Hopi who lined the procession route to the ancestral room, Lee and Tatanka were moved into their places and given cornstalks to carry. These, they had been told, were a symbol of the people’s request for a good harvest. Behind them came a warrior carrying something that, when swung in circles about the man’s head, made a whizzing sound. It was called a bullroarer, Lee was told later. Its purpose was to chase evil spirits from the celebration. Two men followed the warrior. One had the emblem of the sun on his back; the other carried a tablet representing rain. About a dozen naked young boys followed the men. 


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