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For Sam ComStock, a young Iraq war vet with PTSD, the need to find a way to his wounded soul is a matter of life or death. His Marine sniper skills lead him to Montana on a mission to help manage an infamous wildlife challenge: killing migratory buffalo outside Yellowstone Park that are presumed to carry an infectious disease for cattle. This places Sam seriously at odds with a renegade band of Indian warrior-dreamers who are determined to save the buffalo from slaughter. Thrown together and isolated in the Montana wilderness, meanwhile relentlessly pursued by the combined forces of military, law enforcement, and the cattle industry, Sam and his Native compatriots must depend upon one another for survival. Along the way, Sam becomes enmeshed in the way of the buffalo, confronting his suicidal pain and emerging from a long trail of suffering. Some degree of pain, suffering, and loss is inevitable for all living beings. But the historical trauma experienced by Native populations has provided the few remaining survivors with metaphysical and practical tools to move forward. Through Sam’s growing relationships with various tribal members, most importantly, a romantic interlude with a young Lakota woman PhD wolf expert, we come to understand that we all have much to learn from our native neighbors who were treated so poorly but who have so much to give. We may even discover our own inner buffalo spirit.