North Star (1996)

Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town Sean McLennon is buying up every claim that becomes available usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennons assistants One of the miners targeted by McLennon a halfIndian hunter named Hudson Saanteek manages to escape his hired thugs and comes back into town looking to reestablish his claim and get revenge McLennon and his men have the advantage of numbers and weapons but Saanteek has his survival skills and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness