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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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- How long is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is 2 hr 11 min long.
- Who directed Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?
- Yves Simoneau
- Who is Henry Dawes in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?
- Aidan Quinn plays Henry Dawes in the film.
- What is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee about?
- In the 1880s, after the U. S. Army's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the government continues to push Sioux Indians off their land. In Washington, D.C., Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) introduces legislation to protect Native Americans rights. In South Dakota, schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Anna Paquin) joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give into mounting government pressures.