Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

Finding hope and courage became possible in the most unlikely place

2013 · 69 min · ★ 1.0 · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Gary Sundown

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