Plot summary

In a rare meeting of fact and fiction, "Broken Arrow" portrays the efforts of the actual former Union captain, Tom Jeffords, to restore peace between white frontiersmen and Cochise's Chiricahua Apaches, after a long decade of ferocious and incessant war. Tired of the endless hostilities, Jeffords strongly believes that there is still hope for peace between both sides through honest and meaningful dialogue--and with this in mind--he manages to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict, in 1872. But, sadly, this is a fragile treaty, and now, it's up to the wise Indian chief to put an end to the intoxicating vengeance--wherever it comes from.—Nick Riganas