Snake Treaty (1989)

Guy Pehrsson is summoned by his grandfather to return to the farming community of his childhood He arrives from the City to find that his mother has finally left his alcoholic and abusive father and now lives among the Indians Guys childhood friends and neighbours He also discovers friction between the white farmers and the local Indians now faced with the choice of selling or retaining their land A choice made harder by poverty Guys boyhood friend Tom Redfox leads those Indians who wish to keep their land Against the background of ensuing confrontation Guy becomes reacquainted with his estranged parents his childhood friends and old values leading to a tragedy that affect the whole community