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Lakota Nation vs. United States

Lakota Nation vs. United States

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

2022

2h 0m

6.2(4 votes)

Documentary

History

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.

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Salmira Productions

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Layli Long Soldier

Layli Long Soldier

Self - Oglala Lakota

Nick Estes

Nick Estes

Self - Sicangu Lakota

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Self - Cherokee Nation

Milo Yellow Hair

Milo Yellow Hair

Self - Oglala Lakota

Krystal Two Bulls

Krystal Two Bulls

Self - Northern Cheyenne & Oglala Lakota

Phyllis Young

Self - Hunkpapa Lakota

Nick Tilsen

Nick Tilsen

Self - Oglala Lakota

Henry Red Cloud

Self - Oglala Lakota

Craig Howe

Self - Oglala Lakota

Alex Romero-Frederick

Self - Oglala Lakota

Creative team

Directed by: Laura Tomaselli
Jesse Short Bull
Written by: Layli Long Soldier
Produced by: Benjamin Hedin
Phil Pinto

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