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Lakota Nation vs. United States

6.2/ 1020222h 0m

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Laura Tomaselli

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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