The Voice of Sitting Bull

Laurence M. Haupman, the distinguished professor of history at Suny New Paltz best sums up Adam:
“Fortunate Eagle is a prominent Native American artist, author and activist who has helped shape the modern American Indian world. Born on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota, he attended the federal Indian boarding school at Pipestone Minnesota. In the 1950s he moved to California where he soon became a successful businessman, artist and leader of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Native American community. Fortunate Eagle was the planner of the takeover of Alcatraz, an occupation that is a major event in the modern history of Native Americans...he was the main figure behind the scenes in formulating strategies and negotiating with federal officials sent by President Nixon. His book on these events has been published by the University of Oklahoma Press. He has lectured at many colleges and universities throughout the United States. Because of his achievements, Fortunate Eagle was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the State University of New York. He has also won regional, national and international recognition for his art, especially his work in pipestone, and he was featured on the cover of Native People’s Magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution."

Besides his two published books Alcatraz Alcatraz, and Heart of the Rock, he has just completed Pipestone - his personal account of life on an Indian Boarding School to be published by Oklahoma University Press early next year. He resides in the Fallon Indian Reservation, Nevada

Narrator

William has played music in some form or another throughout his entire life. He was a member of the acclaimed Balinese Gamelan Sekar Jaya from 1980 - 1983. He plays the hammered dulcimer and has performed folk music concerts for the San Francisco Library Summer Reading Program, and played at other venues throughout the Bay Area. With Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart he has expanded his creative efforts to include documentary film narration. William lives in Berkeley, California.

Original music score

The film’s scoring project is a first time endeavor for these three accomplished musicians from Santa Barbara, California. Steve Henry is a well respected jazz musician. His knowledge of both classical and contemporary music lends to the creation of this original score. Cory Orosco and Ernie Joseph Orosco come from a Rock Music background and have been performers as well as composers of original material for over thirty years. They have also performed with members of Three Dog Night, Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Vanilla Fudge. Steve, Cory and Ernie worked on this project as a team, departing from their own specialty to create a compelling and memorable film score.

Traditional Native American songs

Wild Horse Singers is a well established group from San Pedro, California. They have performed in the United States and Canada at Pow Wows and other cultural events. Their goal is to educate the public to Native American music. Their music brings authenticity to the film and a deeper dimension to the overall score.