Before the White Man Came
Overview
Big Elk and Che-wee-na, both of the Great Bear tribe, are engaged to be married. White Wolf, the son of the chief of another tribe, offers to buy Che-wee-na; when her father refuses, Little Wolf challenges Big Elk to a physical contest that Big Elk wins. Embittered, Little Wolf provokes a war between the tribes, abducting Che-wee-na while Big Elk and the other Great Bear warriors are away from their camp. Che-wee-na feigns insanity among Little Wolf's people, who think that she is in communication with the great spirits. She wins the gratitude of the tribe when she nurses a sick child to health, but in so doing incurs the jealousy of the tribe's medicine man, who accuses her of poisoning the tribe's water supply.
Top-billed cast
- OOld Badger
- PPlain Feather
- BBear Claw
- MMae Old Coyote
- SScratches His Face
- BBird Tail
Crew
- Director
- John E. Maple
- Writer
- William E. Wing
- Production
- Northwestern Film Corporation
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Who directed Before the White Man Came?
Before the White Man Came was directed by John E. Maple.
When was Before the White Man Came released?
Before the White Man Came was released in 1920.
