Bury my heart at Wounded Knee-part 5

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Beginning with the Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE intertwines the unique perspectives of three characters: Charles Eastman (Adam Beach), né Ohiyesa, a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, their dignity and their sacred land - the gold-laden Black Hills of the Dakotas; and Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn), one of the architects of the government policy on Indian affairs.

While Eastman and patrician schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Anna Paquin) work to improve life for the Sioux on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant (Thompson) for more humane treatment, opposing the bellicose stance of General William Tecumseh Sherman (Feore).

Hope rises for the Sioux in the form of the prophet Wovoka (Studi) and the Ghost Dance - a messianic movement that promises an end of their suffering under the white man. This hope is all but obliterated after the killing of Sitting Bull and the massacre of hundreds of Lakota men, women and children by the 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek on Dec. 29, 1890.

Published in 1971, Dee Brown's book is one of the foremost works documenting the systematic subjugation of the American Indian during the latter half of the 19th century. It has sold nearly five million copies and has been translated into 17 languages. From Brown's encyclopedic tome chronicling the fate of the Dakota, Ute, Cheyenne and other tribes, the film focuses on the events leading up to the massacre of the Sioux, which many consider one of the most grievous atrocities in United States history.

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• Native American history
• Ghost Dance
• genocide
• Dee Brown
• movie

[ShawDAMAN]

.. Of course the Natives had their conflicts and their bad sorts like any nations do but I find that generally their basic beliefs and values were/are excellent, worthy of imitation, and just plain interesting and appealing. It boggles the mind to consider how much was lost. But; there is still plenty to learn and plenty of Native Americans around if you look for them. I know 3 or 4 myself and I plan on talking to them about some things. ^_^

[skudaarkaat1]

The only truly honest creatures in this country are the animals; If they like you, you know it right away; if they don't, they eat you. No lies, falsehoods or bs.

[morocatl]

When you cut an indian his hair, he just look like any mexican, peruvian or bolivian. That´s why our land was taken we have never been united. Indigenous from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, WE ARE ALL THE SAME!

[longcloudable]

IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE HARD - TINO RANGATIRATANGA HARD

[canadarox14]

The building at 8:00 and the interior shots are filmed at Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta. I worked there last summer. Sorry, I know it's random. It was just kind of cool to see Calgary turned into Washington DC :)

[DestroyerOfSense000]

@GMSdiligent You should get the Lord's permission first :P

[DestroyerOfSense000]

@skudaarkaat1 Our processes of lies and rationalization are much more savage.

[GMSdiligent]

You white people the damn devil and I'm glad when the Lord gets back we're gonna enslave you damn crackers.

[spiritseeker17]

@jitkasuarez I believe his name is Eric Schweig.

[Tamsyn12003]

@jitkasuarez Schweig, who was 25 when he did Uncas in Mohicans, has also been in Into the West miniseries as Sitting Bull, Ron Howard's film The Missing as the bad medicine man, played Pike in Big Eden and done numerous native American roles in the US and Canada.....if all of that helps any!