Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Epic Fall of the American Indian
2007 · 2h 5m · TV-14
Drama, History, TV Movie, War, Western
Directed by
Yves Simoneau
Overview
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.
Director and cast
- Yves Simoneau Director
- Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale
- Chevez Ezaneh as Ohiyesa / Young Charles
- August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull
- Duane Howard as Uncle
- Aidan Quinn as Henry Dawes
- Colm Feore as General Sherman
- Fred Thompson as President Ulysses S. Grant
- Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse as One Bull
- Wayne Charles Baker as Jacob
- Brian Stollery as Bishop Whipple
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