Bury my heart at Wounded Knee, the epic fall of the American Indian, HBO Films presents a Wolf Films/Traveler's Rest Films production ; produced by Clara George ; screenplay by Daniel Giat ; directed by Yves Simoneau
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Bury my heart at Wounded Knee, the epic fall of the American Indian, HBO Films presents a Wolf Films/Traveler's Rest Films production ; produced by Clara George ; screenplay by Daniel Giat ; directed by Yves Simoneau
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Bury my heart at Wounded Knee
Oclc number
144528575
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HBO Films presents a Wolf Films/Traveler's Rest Films production ; produced by Clara George ; screenplay by Daniel Giat ; directed by Yves Simoneau
Runtime
135
Sub title
the epic fall of the American Indian
Summary
Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of thier identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and schoolteacher Elaine Goodale work to imporve live for the Sioux on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant for kinder Indian treatment
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general
Technique
live action
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- Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 -- Drama
- Indians, Treatment of -- North America -- Drama
- Made-for-TV movies
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Drama
- Historical films
- Lakota Indians -- Drama
- Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890 -- Drama
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Drama
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- Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 -- Drama
- Indians, Treatment of -- North America -- Drama
- Made-for-TV movies
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Drama
- Historical films
- Lakota Indians -- Drama
- Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890 -- Drama
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Drama
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