In 1972, Bear Vajo, an AmerIndian militant, is denied by the Grandfathers. The tribes he is leading to revolution are told to wait until the White Buffalo walks among the People in his four-legged and two-legged form. In 2192, Keokuk, a Tsimshian tri-jack, aids the Diegueno tribe by nixing a destructive computer virus preying on their lodge ship's animal habitats. Keokuk meets with his brother's Apache Infiltrator pack, Jade Dagger, to give them insider-information on available pack missions. A deep hostility between the two brothers, born from religious differences and a broken promise to a deceased father, becomes evident.