Into the West - Season 1 - Eps 5: Casualties of War
When gold is discovered in the Black Hills, the Lakota's most sacred land is threatened. The government wants mining rights, but Chief Sitting Bull refuses. He later has an ominous dream that gives hope to the Lakota. This vision becomes reality when the ambitious General Custer and the 7th Calvary are outnumbered by Crazy Horse and his warriors at Little Big Horn. But the Lakota victory fuels hatred of the Indians among those who seek to destroy them and their culture.
About Into the West

Title: Into the West
First Air Date: 2005-06-10
Last Air Date: 2005-07-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 69 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 6
Network: TNT
Genres: Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: DreamWorks Television, Voice Pictures, Rosemont Productions
Synopsis
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
Cast

Will Patton
James Fletcher

Jessica Capshaw
Rachel Wheeler

Josh Brolin
Jedediah Smith

Matthew Modine
Samson Wheeler

Lance Henriksen
Daniel Wheeler

Irene Bedard
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler

Garrett Wang
Chow-Ping Yen

Skeet Ulrich
Jethro Wheeler

Rachael Leigh Cook
Clara Wheeler

Keith Carradine
Captain Richard H. Pratt