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Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022)

★ 6.2/10 120 min Documentary, History United States English

Directors: Laura Tomaselli , Jesse Short Bull

Writer: Layli Long Soldier

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Description

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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Top Cast

Layli Long Soldier Self - Oglala Lakota

Nick Estes Self - Sicangu Lakota

Mary Kathryn Nagle Self - Cherokee Nation

Milo Yellow Hair Self - Oglala Lakota

Krystal Two Bulls Self - Northern Cheyenne & Oglala Lakota

Phyllis Young Self - Hunkpapa Lakota

Nick Tilsen Self - Oglala Lakota

Henry Red Cloud Self - Oglala Lakota

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