The plot in the story starts with , a white boy who was raised by Indians since he was four years old. A Native American family raised him as their own when their son had died and was taken as prisoner. 's Indian parents said words that made him an Indian. True Son considered this to be his life, and these people to be his family. One day when he was 15, he was told by his father that a new law was passed and because he was white, he had to go back and live with his real family. Then True Son is escorted by white soldiers back to the place ....