Evil oil barons have given the Indians one day to vacate their land. The Indian chief tells his braves to kill the first white man they see. Buster shows up chasing a butterfly. Later he keeps moving the stake to which he is tied and at which he is to be burned. He becomes one of the tribe and helps them with their fight. 上世纪初，白人殖民者开始入侵原始而神秘的北美洲西部地区，C.J.亨特经营的西部石油公司盯上了这里丰富广袤的资源，于是以极其下作的手段攫得了那里的土地使用权，并且强迫世世代代生活在这片土地上的印第安人迅速离开。得知派去的信使被奸商们杀害，部落首领大为震怒，决心杀死侵入领地内的所有白人。 十分不凑巧的是，一个倒霉的白人男青年（巴斯特·基顿 Buster Keaton 饰）盲打雾撞来到这里。印第安人们的敌意让他颇为不安，更没想到对方要将他活活烧死。不过一阵纷乱过后，青年却凭借自己的聪敏才智成为了保护印第安人土地的白面酋长……
