Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

Drama - based on the novel of the same name - tells the story of a Sioux tribe led by Sitting Bull and their resistance to being put on reservations. The hero of the story is a young Sioux warrior who is persuaded to adopt white ways thereby eventually achieving a medical education and marrying a white woman. Fine performances all around and a vivid historical look at governmental mistreatment of the red man. 132 min.