Autumn's Bounty [Cultural Drama]
There is talk that the fate of the reservation is in peril as a
congressional committee decides what to do about the ancient reservation. The
old man is Chief and fights to keep it "alive". However, when a child
is mauled by a mountain lion, the old man is called upon to join a hunting
party. Before the old man can join the hunt, a gang of youths attack and beat
him within an inch of his life. While he recovers in hospital, the hunting party
goes in search of the cougar. Interpreting the series of events as a
"message" the old man goes on the hunt but he does not go alone.
Recovered, the boy joins him. They take to the hunt and head up Cougar Mountain
with his old horse and antiquated snare.
Things do not go well right off. A pack of rabies infected coyotes are running
wild and are on the attack. Nevertheless, the old man's skill leads him to the
cougar. He corners the cougar but the table gets turned as the snared cougar
drags the old man up the canyon wall. In a fight for dominance, the old man
wins. The cougar is defeated. The coyotes smell blood from the fight and
strike. Out of respect the old man and boy defend the dead cougar from being
ravaged.
In the mean-time, the fate of the reservation is moving from bad to worse. The
boy suggests he tell the "government coyotes" about their experience
with the cougar and prove it as a sign to keep the reservation open. The old
man offers a very passionate telling of his experience which swings the vote
against termination of the reservation.
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