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Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story

36 reviews
Norman Zigrossi, Robert Sikma

Lions Gate, 2004

It started because of the theft of a pair of Cowboy boots
In 1975, Pine Ridge was one of the poorest and most neglected Indian reservations in the US. It was a hopeless place. When the FBI came to claim a tribal member for the theft of a pair of cowboy boots, battle broke out. This award-winning documentary, narrated by Robert Redford, tells of the struggle between the various factions among the reservation populations. Pine Ridge literally was ...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

47 reviews
Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach

Hbo Home Video, 2007

Painful watch.
This well made docu-drama was painful watch as the saga reveals stages of one of the most hideous dealings with a proud culture in American history. After the battle at Little Big Horn where Custer makes a touchy situation far worse, treaty after treaty is broken and a young Sioux doctor is forced to bear witness to the unfair treatment and tragedies experienced by his people. Great performances ...

Dreamkeeper

108 reviews
Cody Lightning, Victoria Aberdeen

Lions Gate, 2004

Dreams are the teachers that tell a people how to believe
And without them, a people no longer exists. Life's rough on the Pine Ridge Rez. Young Shane's (Eddie Spears) abandoning his traditional family in favor of a gang. His Grandfather (August Schellenberg) wants Shane to take him to the All Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, but Shane doesn't want to leave until a fight with his gang propels him off the rez at a fast clip. Along the way, ...

Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story

36 reviews
Norman Zigrossi, Robert Sikma

Geneon [Pioneer]

It started because of the theft of a pair of Cowboy boots
In 1975, Pine Ridge was one of the poorest and most neglected Indian reservations in the US. It was a hopeless place. When the FBI came to claim a tribal member for the theft of a pair of cowboy boots, battle broke out. This award-winning documentary, narrated by Robert Redford, tells of the struggle between the various factions among the reservation populations. Pine Ridge literally was ...

Skins

39 reviews
Joseph American Horse, Nathaniel Arcand

First Look Pictures, 2003

Because we need to see Native Americans
Prior to Columbus, there were 100M Native Americans. Today, there are less than 3M, but their cultures are still alive and thriving. "Skins" is the first movie filmed on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Pine Ridge is in the shadow of Mount Rushmore and Wounded Knee is part of the preserve. There are no 'set pieces' on this reservation. Yes, it looks like a Third World Country, because that is ...