Words from a Bear

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.

Director: Jeffrey Palmer

Cast

N. Scott Momaday Rilla Askew Beau Bridges Jeff Bridges Letitia Chambers Joy Harjo James Earl Jones Jill Momaday

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