Chemako

Following a serious head injury, Ken Parker loses his memory and is taken in by a tribe of Hunkpapa Indians, who rename him Chemako, meaning “the one who does not remember.” In the village, Ken meets Belle McKeever, a white woman kidnapped by the Indians while trying to reach Fort Browning, where her husband—an army surgeon—is stationed. Belle is now held captive by the tribal chief Ottawa, who intends to make her his squaw. During his time in the village, Ken forms a deep bond with the community and falls in love with a woman of the tribe, the beautiful Tecumseh…