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Red Cry | Official Release | 2013

2013-05-19T13:02:32.457Z

Red Cry is an original, feature-length documentary film chronicling the lives of Lakota Elders and Oyate (people) in the face of ongoing genocide against the Lakota by government and corporate interests.

The incendiary film is the result of a historic collaboration between traditional Tetuwan Lakota Elders and Warriors from Pine Ridge Reservation and a growing group of native and non-native solidarity activists. In togetherness they are working to bring Lakota Elders -- particularly Grandmothers -- to the world stage to speak with their own voices to the International community.

Shot in high-definition digital over the summer of 2012 by the Lakota Solidarity Project, Red Cry is the centerpiece of educational outreach for Wagunpi Woashake Ikicupi (Elders Take Back Their Strength) and Stand Behind the Lakota Grandmothers solidarity movement. Extensively researched, the documentary advances the struggles of the Lakota in their own words, from their unique perspectives.

Red Cry premiered on April 1, 2013 at the Mother Butler Center in Rapid City, SD in Lakota Territory. It was shown on consecutive nights in other cities as part of the Lakota Truth Tour.

Visit www.lakotagrandmothers.org/ for more information

"The Thick Dark Fog" Official Trailer

2012-06-04T15:02:05.295Z

Award winning documentary - The Thick Dark Fog.

Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The children were not allowed to be Indians – to speak their language or express their culture or native identity in any way at the risk of being severely beaten, humiliated or abused. What effects did these actions cause?

Many Indians, like Walter, lived with this unresolved trauma into adulthood, acting it out through alcoholism and domestic violence. At age 58, Walter decided to write and publish his memoirs as a way to explain his past abusive behaviors to his estranged children. But dealing with the memories of his boarding school days nearly put an end to it.

“The Thick Dark Fog” tells the story of how Walter confronted the “thick dark fog” of his past so that he could renew himself and his community.

For more information visit: http://www.thickdarkfog.com

A Dakota Elder, Phil Lane Sr., Reflects on the Medicine Wheel, Life and The Other Side Camp

2011-01-18T05:40:03.685Z

Dakota Elder, Phil Lane Sr., Mato Gi, Brown Bear, reflects on the Medicine Wheel, The Purpose of Life and The `Other Side Camp` with students, faculty and community at Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia.

Pine Ridge, South Dakota-Prisoner of War Camp 334

2010-12-12T04:20:18.305Z

Incredible TED Talk-Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in the USA led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the heart breaking struggle of the Lakota people compelled him to refocus his life. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk! September 2010 in Denver, CO.

A Riderless Horse- The Passing of Brown Bear

2010-12-11T08:42:44.933Z

Mato Gi, Brown Bear, Phil Lane Sr., always said, " My relatives, we are only here for a short time! So if we can't be happy today, then what day are we waiting for? This beautiful video, with stunning music, produced by his beloved grandson,Jordan Big Horn, reflects the last moments of his 89 year journey on his beloved Mother Earth, as he was carried to his physical resting place by his sons and nephews, who he continues to love and pray for at every moment.