Following the English colonists' arrival to America's shores, Indian tribes strived to achieve peace and coexistence with them-and simultaneously retain their homelands, hunting grounds, native culture, and religion. Those early colonists were followed by thousands more, then millions, who advanced the frontier from New England steadily westward across the central plains and Rockies to the Pacific. The Enchanted Pipe relates decades of Indian struggle, represented by the leadership, wisdom, opportunity, and bravery of three tribal leaders-Red Jacket, Sitting Bull, and Chief Joseph.