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Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.
Seasons
Episode 1
Blood Brother
30m
Keena saves the life of a young Cree brave and, in the Indian tradition, becomes his blood brother. Not long afterward Keena is taken gravely ill, and he learns the wisdom of this old tradition.
Episode 2
Cry of the Heron
30m
An innocent joke starts a chain of events that may lead to war between the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet if Brave Eagle can't put a stop to it.
Episode 3
Treachery at At-Ta-Tu
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 4
Gold of Haunted Mountain
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 5
Search for the Sun
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 6
Moonfire
30m
A stubborn young white girl who is staying at Brave Eagle's village refuses to leave with her uncle, a cavalry officer. The uncle believes she is being held against her will and determines to "rescue" her. In order to avert a war, Brave Eagle must resolve the situation.
Episode 7
Mask of the Manitou
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 8
The Flight
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 9
Code of a Chief
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 10
Face of Fear
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 11
Voice of the Serpent
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 12
Shield of Honor
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 13
The Challenge
30m
Chief Brave Eagle is challenged by a warrior who wants to take his position as chief--in a fight to the death.
Episode 14
Medicine Drums
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 15
The Spirit of Hidden Valley
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 16
Papoose
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 17
The Storm Pool
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 18
The Gentle Warrior
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 19
The Strange Animal
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 20
White Medicine Man
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 21
Death Trap
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 22
War Paint
30m
Keena, Brave Eagle's adopted son, has defied his father and joined the tribe in an attack on renegade Indians who have attacked a white settlement, and has been captured by the renegades. Brave Eagle sets out to rescue him.
Episode 23
Valley of Decision
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 24
Witch Bear
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 25
Trouble at Medicine Creek
30m
No overview is available.
Episode 26Latest episode
Ambush at Arrow Pass
30m
No overview is available.
