Children of the Dust is an American Western television miniseries, based on Clancy Carlile's 1995 novel of the same name. Featuring an ensemble cast led by Sidney Poitier, Children of the Dust was originally broadcast by CBS on February 26 and 28, 1995. Plot summary In the Oklahoma Territory of the late 1880s, Gypsy Smith (Poitier) is a bounty hunter of African American and Cherokee descent. Smith helps African American homesteaders to settle the territory under the specter of Jim Crow. Meanwhile, a young Native American raised by Whites (Wirth) must choose between the woman that he loves (Going) or his Cheyenne heritage. Cast Sidney Poitier as Gypsy Smith Michael Moriarty as John Maxwell Joanna Going as Rachel Maxwell Hart Bochner as Shelby Hornbeck Regina Taylor as Drusilla Billy Wirth as Corby White / White Wolf Shirley Knight as Aunt Bertha Grace Zabriskie as Rose James Caviezel as Dexter Robert Guillaume as Jolson Mossburger Farrah Fawcett as Nora Maxwell John Pyper-Ferguson as Sonny Boy Katharine Isabelle as Young Rachel (as Katherine Isobel) Byron Chief-Moon as Chief Walks-The-Clouds Jesse Lipscombe as Clarence DVD On September 20, 1999, the miniseries was released on DVD, under the title A Good Day to Die. However, it was pared down to 120 minutes, and significant portions of the production were omitted. References External links 1995 films 1990s English-language films 1995 television films 1995 Western (genre) films 1990s American television miniseries Cherokee in popular culture Films scored by Mark Snow Films about interracial romance Films about Native Americans Films about race and ethnicity Films based on American novels Films directed by David Greene Films set in the 1880s Films set in Oklahoma Television shows based on American novels 1990s Western (genre) television series CBS network films 1995 drama films