Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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 introduces legislation to protect Native Americans' rights. Schoolteacher Elaine Goodale joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in South Dakota, working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give in to mounting government pressures.