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Words from a Bear

2019· 1h 25m

Documentary

Directed by Jeffrey Palmer

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Where to watch

PBS Living Amazon Channel

PBS Living Amazon Channel

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.

Cast

N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday

Self

Rilla Askew

Self

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Self

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Self

Letitia Chambers

Self

Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo

Self

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