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Bury My Heart with Tonawanda
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Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

Jan 1, 2013
1h 9m
★ 1.0

Finding hope and courage became possible in the most unlikely place

Overview

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmentally disabled boy with Downs Syndrome who is rejected by his own family but is accepted and nurtured by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

Genres

Drama
History

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