Beg□nning just after □he blood□ Si□ux □icto□□ ov□r General Custer at Little Big Horn,□Bury My Heart □t Wo□□ded Knee intertwines□the persp□cti□es of t□r□e c□ar□c□ers: Charles Eastman□(Beach□□□n□ □□iye□a, a □oung, Dartmou□h-educ□ted, Sioux doctor held up as living pro□f o□ □h□□allege□ s□□cess of□assimi□ation; S□tting Bull (Schel□enberg), □he proud Lakota chief□who□re□use□ □o submit to U.S. g□vernment □oli□ies de□i□ned t□□st□ip□□is□peo□le o□ the□r ide□tity,□□he□r dign□ty and thei□ sacred□land □ □he gold-laden Black□Hills□of the Da□o□as□ and Senator H□nry□Dawes (□uinn), □ho□was one of□the archi□ects□o□ t□e g□v□r□ment pol□cy□o□□India□ affairs. Whi□□ □ast□an□an□ patrici□n sch□olteacher E□ai□□ Goodale (□aqui□) work to improv□ life for the □nd□□□□ o□ the rese□vation, □enator Dawes□lobbi□s□P□esident Grant (Thomps□n) f□r more□□uma□e □re□tment□ o□posing□the bellicose st□nc□ of General W□lliam Tec□mseh She□m□n (Feor□). Hope□ri□es f□r□th□ □ndi□ns in □h□ form o□ the□prophe□ Wov□ka (□□udi) and t□e □h□st Da□c□ □□a messia□ic m□vement that prom□ses an end of their s□ffering unde□ t□e w□ite m□n□ □his hop□ is □bliterated □□ter□the assas□ination of □itting □u□l and□t□e □assacr□ of hundr□ds of Indian me□,□□omen□and children□by t□□ □th Cavalr□ □□ Wounded□K□ee Creek on □ec□ 29, □8□0□□Writ□en by H□O□Films