Dances with Wolves 1990 Lieutenant Dunbar. After the American Civil War, he is assigned to a border post in South Dakota. He is friends with the wolf who always comes to the border post. While playing with this wolf, the local Sioux see him and call him the man dancing with the wolves. Their perceptions are starting to change. Over time, they got to know these peaceful Indians better and their friendship solidified. When they start acting like one of them, they will fall in love with a white man raised by the Indians who resist with one punch, and they will face the danger together.