BeginningjustafterthebloodySiouxvictoryoverGeneralCusteratLittleBigHorn,BuryMyHeartatWoundedKneeintertwinestheperspectivesofthreecharacters:CharlesEastman(Beach),néOhiyesa,ayoung,Dartmouth-educated,Siouxdoctorheldupaslivingproofoftheallegedsuccessofassimilation;SittingBull(Schellenberg),theproudLakotachiefwhorefusestosubmittoU.S.governmentpoliciesdesignedtostriphispeopleoftheiridentity,theirdignityandtheirsacredland–thegold-ladenBlackHillsoftheDakotas;andSenatorHenryDawes(Quinn),whowasoneofthearchitectsofthegovernmentpolicyonIndianaffairs.WhileEastmanandpatricianschoolteacherElaineGoodale(Paquin)worktoimprovelifefortheIndiansonthereservation,SenatorDaweslobbiesPresidentGrant(Thompson)formorehumanetreatment,opposingthebellicosestanceofGeneralWilliamTecumsehSherman(Feore).HoperisesfortheIndiansintheformoftheprophetWovoka(Studi)andtheGhostDance–amessianicmovementthatpromisesanendoftheirsufferingunderthewhiteman.ThishopeisobliteratedaftertheassassinationofSittingBullandthemassacreofhundredsofIndianmen,womenandchildrenbythe7thCavalryatWoundedKneeCreekonDec.29,1890.WrittenbyHBOFilms如果您喜欢简邻影院(www.51jianlin.com)分享的《魂归伤膝谷》,别忘了推荐给你的好友!
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