Winterhawk

Winterhawk is a 1975 American Western film co-written, produced and directed by Charles B. Pierce. Starring Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Michael Dante and Elisha Cook Jr., the story concerns a Blackfoot chief who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by smallpox. He is betrayed by the people from whom he seeks help.

==Plot== The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, a Blackfoot chief, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross by two outlaws named Gates and Scoby, the furs are stolen and Winterhawk's companions are killed. Following the double cross, Winterhawk and his braves come back to the town. He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman named Clayanna, and her young brother Cotton, intending to trade them for medicine for his tribe. He is then pursued by a posse led by his friend Guthrie, a mountain man.