Lakota Nation vs. United States
DocumentaryHistoryindigenousdakotanative americanblack hillsgenocidenative american reservationsioux tribesouth dakotausa historyresidential schoolabraham lincolnthoughtfulactivismlakota tribeland rightsintrospectiveforced assimilationcultural genocideinspirationalpipelinenakotamount rushmoreindian residential school system
Overview
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.
Year 2022
Studio XTR, Field of Vision, Cinetic Media, Salmira Productions
Director Laura Tomaselli, Jesse Short Bull
Crew Laura Tomaselli (Director), Jesse Short Bull (Director), Layli Long Soldier (Writer), Benjamin Hedin (Producer), Willi White (Associate Producer), Sarah Eagle Heart (Executive Producer)
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Language English














