Words from a Bear (2019)
• January 29th, 2019 • 1h 25min
Documentary
Overview
A visual journey into the mind and soul of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Navarro Scott Momaday, relating each written line to his unique Native American experience representing ancestry, place, and oral history.
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