Nez Perce : Atlas
Genre : Historical
Showrunner: Scott Cooper
Writer : Dwight Gallo
Cast: Adam Beach, Matthew Rhys, Julia Jones, Tatanka Means, Zahn McClarnon, Ben Schnetzer, Lily Gladstone, Jim Beaver and Damon Herriman
Plot:1877. The tribe comes to a stop for the evening after a long day of marching. An old woman suddenly collapses from exhaustion. A few people surround her, but it is too late. She is already dead. The tribe performs a funeral dance. Joseph (Adam Beach), arms wrapped around Springtime (Julia Jones), watches. Oyema (Lily Gladstone) sits nearby, gently rocking her new baby to sleep. Red Grizzly (Tatanka Means) lurks in the shadows. He sees Ollokot (Martin Sensmeier) standing a few feet away. The two men stare at each other for a moment, then Red Grizzly turns and disappears into the darkness.
In the morning, General Oliver O. Howard (Matthew Rhys) rides next to Captain David Perry (Ben Schnetzer), leading his army through Yellowstone. The soldiers and their horses seem tired. The wind blows. Perry looks up at the grey skies and comments on how cold the wind is getting. Howard remains quiet and the American keep moving forward.
Joseph rides up beside Springtime as the Nez Perce continue their journey. She looks at him and tells him she is cold. Joseph tries to rub her shoulders for warmth. Their daughter, Running Feet, says she is cold too. Joseph looks down at his daughter with aching eyes. It's breaking his heart that there is nothing he can do to help them. Suddenly gunshots are heard up ahead. Joseph kicks his horse and gallops towards the front of the line.
Two white men, carrying maps and surveying equipment, are forced to their knees as Nez Perce warriors surround them. Joseph climbs off his horse and slowly approaches. Ollokot tells Joseph the men were sleeping when we came upon them. The two men then had quickly fired their guns. Joseph looks at the two men, who are now trembling in fear, begging not to be killed. Joseph asks the men why they are there. They say they are making maps. One of the men, Harold (Jim Beaver), opens his case and pulls out several hand-drawn maps. Joseph studies them carefully. Harold suddenly realizes he's talking to Chief Joseph. Joseph doesn't respond. He hands the maps to Ollokot and Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon). Harold tells his buddy that Chief Joseph is the one from all the newspapers. He then comments that the minute they saw soldiers they should've known there was trouble. Joseph asks Harold what he means. Harold spreads out one of his maps on the ground. Joseph kneels down. Looking Glass and Ollokot stand nearby. Harold shows Joseph on the map where he saw soldiers heading west three days prior. Joseph asks how many, and Harold tells him five hundred, maybe more. Ollokot says that if Harold is telling the truth they will run right into the soldiers. Looking Glass they can't turn around since Howard's men are coming from behind. Ollokot comments that they are not strong enough to face off against another army. Frustrated, Ollokot storms off. Looking Glass watches him go, then turns back to face Joseph, and asks Joseph what they should do with the surveyors. Joseph hesitates, unsure what they should do. Red Grizzly suddenly steps forward and says they should kill the white men since they'll just tell the soldiers where they all are. Ollokot, filled with rage, forces the two men to their knees. He then starts to load his rifle. Joseph is alarmed and asks his brother what he's doing. Ollokot agrees with Red Grizzly on the matter. Harold tries to stand, but Ollokot kicks him to the ground. Joseph reminds Ollokot that they do not kill women and innocent men, that has never been their way. He tells Ollokot that these are not the men who killed Fairland. Ollokot hesitates, then raises his gun to fire, but Joseph grabs the barrel and places it against his own chest. He tells Ollokot that if he wants to kill innocent men that he must kill him first. Harold asks for Joseph's attention. He tells Joseph there's a gulch nearby that nobody knows about. It's a thousand feet down and real narrow. If they can get there, it'll take them out of the park and the soldiers would never even see them. Ollokot lowers his gun. Harold and his buddy run off. Harold and his buddy run for their lives through the thick forest when they are stopped by a group of twenty American soldiers.
Joseph leads the tribe into the gulch of Clark's Fork Canyon. It's so narrow that two horses can barely walk beside one another. Looking Glass rides beside Joseph. Looking Glass asks Joseph if he's sure about this. Joseph doesn't answer. He just keeps pressing forward.
Howard and his men come across the body of the old woman. Howard stares at her dead body for a long, sad moment, before telling his men to keep moving. Harold is brought into a tent where he is confronted by Col. Nelson A. Miles (Damon Herriman), who demands to know where the Nez Perce went. Miles pulls out a map and tells Harold to point it out for him. Harold points to a spot on the map. Miles asks him if he's sure, and Harold nods his head.
The Nez Perce come out of the gulch at Clark's Fork Canyon. The weather is growing colder, darker, threatening to bring snow any moment.
In the morning, General Oliver O. Howard (Matthew Rhys) rides next to Captain David Perry (Ben Schnetzer), leading his army through Yellowstone. The soldiers and their horses seem tired. The wind blows. Perry looks up at the grey skies and comments on how cold the wind is getting. Howard remains quiet and the American keep moving forward.
Joseph rides up beside Springtime as the Nez Perce continue their journey. She looks at him and tells him she is cold. Joseph tries to rub her shoulders for warmth. Their daughter, Running Feet, says she is cold too. Joseph looks down at his daughter with aching eyes. It's breaking his heart that there is nothing he can do to help them. Suddenly gunshots are heard up ahead. Joseph kicks his horse and gallops towards the front of the line.
Two white men, carrying maps and surveying equipment, are forced to their knees as Nez Perce warriors surround them. Joseph climbs off his horse and slowly approaches. Ollokot tells Joseph the men were sleeping when we came upon them. The two men then had quickly fired their guns. Joseph looks at the two men, who are now trembling in fear, begging not to be killed. Joseph asks the men why they are there. They say they are making maps. One of the men, Harold (Jim Beaver), opens his case and pulls out several hand-drawn maps. Joseph studies them carefully. Harold suddenly realizes he's talking to Chief Joseph. Joseph doesn't respond. He hands the maps to Ollokot and Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon). Harold tells his buddy that Chief Joseph is the one from all the newspapers. He then comments that the minute they saw soldiers they should've known there was trouble. Joseph asks Harold what he means. Harold spreads out one of his maps on the ground. Joseph kneels down. Looking Glass and Ollokot stand nearby. Harold shows Joseph on the map where he saw soldiers heading west three days prior. Joseph asks how many, and Harold tells him five hundred, maybe more. Ollokot says that if Harold is telling the truth they will run right into the soldiers. Looking Glass they can't turn around since Howard's men are coming from behind. Ollokot comments that they are not strong enough to face off against another army. Frustrated, Ollokot storms off. Looking Glass watches him go, then turns back to face Joseph, and asks Joseph what they should do with the surveyors. Joseph hesitates, unsure what they should do. Red Grizzly suddenly steps forward and says they should kill the white men since they'll just tell the soldiers where they all are. Ollokot, filled with rage, forces the two men to their knees. He then starts to load his rifle. Joseph is alarmed and asks his brother what he's doing. Ollokot agrees with Red Grizzly on the matter. Harold tries to stand, but Ollokot kicks him to the ground. Joseph reminds Ollokot that they do not kill women and innocent men, that has never been their way. He tells Ollokot that these are not the men who killed Fairland. Ollokot hesitates, then raises his gun to fire, but Joseph grabs the barrel and places it against his own chest. He tells Ollokot that if he wants to kill innocent men that he must kill him first. Harold asks for Joseph's attention. He tells Joseph there's a gulch nearby that nobody knows about. It's a thousand feet down and real narrow. If they can get there, it'll take them out of the park and the soldiers would never even see them. Ollokot lowers his gun. Harold and his buddy run off. Harold and his buddy run for their lives through the thick forest when they are stopped by a group of twenty American soldiers.
Joseph leads the tribe into the gulch of Clark's Fork Canyon. It's so narrow that two horses can barely walk beside one another. Looking Glass rides beside Joseph. Looking Glass asks Joseph if he's sure about this. Joseph doesn't answer. He just keeps pressing forward.
Howard and his men come across the body of the old woman. Howard stares at her dead body for a long, sad moment, before telling his men to keep moving. Harold is brought into a tent where he is confronted by Col. Nelson A. Miles (Damon Herriman), who demands to know where the Nez Perce went. Miles pulls out a map and tells Harold to point it out for him. Harold points to a spot on the map. Miles asks him if he's sure, and Harold nods his head.
The Nez Perce come out of the gulch at Clark's Fork Canyon. The weather is growing colder, darker, threatening to bring snow any moment.
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