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Summary:

Follows four Lakota Indian families from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Through the lives of a grandmother, an artist, a spiritual leader, and a community activist, the problems of the reservation system are balanced with the thriving richness of the culture.

Contributors:

Spitzmiller, Jilann

Rogerson, Hank

Secola, Keith

Independent Television Service

Philomath Films

University of California (System) > Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning

Languages:

English
Dakota

Language Notes:

Some dialogue in Lakota with English subtitles.

Subjects:

Indian reservations — South Dakota

Lakota Indians — South Dakota

Indians of North America — South Dakota

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)

Indian reservations

Lakota Indians

Indians of North America

Great Plains

South Dakota

South Dakota — Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Genres:

Documentary films

System Details:

VHS format.

Performers:

Doris Eagle, Thurman Horse, Michael Little Boy, Marian White Mouse.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Shana Hagan ; music, Keith Secola.

General Notes:

Documentary.
Major funding by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; additional support by Open Society Institute, Laird, Norton Trust Co., The Edgebrook Foundation.
Filmed during 1996-1999.
public performance rights included

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 7575

OCLC Numbers:

45500894