Describe the portrayal of the Battle of Little Big Horn in the movie. What happened there? How did the American government, including Senator Dawes react to the news of Bighorn?

2) Who was Chief Red Cloud? How did other Sioux react to his signing away Sioux land at the Black Hills? Why did he agree to sign the treaty?

3) Who was Charles Eastman? Briefly describe his experience with the Native Schools. Why was he so hesitant to choose a “Christian” name?

4) How did the Canadian government react to Sitting Bull? What problems did he face in Canada? Why did he eventually decide to leave the freedom of Canada for the reservation?

5) Describe the evolution of the Dawes Act throughout the movie. What was the government’s original offer? What did they come back with? Why did Sitting Bull and Red Cloud resist the offer even though it would give the Sioux over $12 million?

6) Who was Elaine Goodale Eastman? What role did she play on the reservation?

7) Describe living conditions on the reservation. What did Indians have to give up to live there?

8) What effect did the spread of disease have on Eastman’s perception of the reservation system? How did it turn him against the Dawes Act, a bill he himself had helped to create?

9) Why did the agent McLoughlin dislike Sitting Bull’s popularity on the reservation? What did he tell Sitting Bull when he first arrived in Standing Rocks?

10) According to the movie, why did so many Native Americans embrace the Ghost Dance Religion? How did it become a threat to whites?

11) What happened at Wounded Knee according to the movie? What was your reaction to seeing it acted out on film?

12) What happened to Eastman after Wounded Knee? Why did he refuse to participate in the renaming process of the Dawes Act? What did he and Elaine do afterwards?