The year is 1860. Young Rose travels with her family to Kansas Territory. Together with her Mama, Papa and Grandma, they work to build a homestead on the banks of the beautiful Cache La Poudre River. Forlorn at having left her best friend, Rose is blessed to forge a friendship with Natanah, a local Arapahoe girl - a friendship that grows into more than both could have imagined - one that would last a lifetime. The river that is a source of sustenance...