Montana 1948

Montana 1948 follows the life of a twelve-year-old boy, David Hayden, whose father, Wesley Hayden, was town sheriff in the little town of Montana. There he lives peacefully with his wife, Gail Hayden, and continues to up-hold the law following a tradition left for him by his father. His brother Frank is also a respected member of the community, even more so than his brother, being the town doctor and a decorated war hero.
It was in the summer of 1948 that the events which make up the tale occurred. Marie Little Solider, the Hayden’s family Sioux housekeeper falls ill and requires the services of a doctor. Naturally, the Hayden’s call on Frank to come and see the patient. To their surprise, Marie is petrified at the thought of being treated by Frank and begins to scream and shout in resistance. Marie later confides in Gail that Frank is said to have sexually assaulted other Indian girls around the county.
Wesley is immediately told, yet does not want to believe what he i...