LAKOTA NATION VS UNITED STATES

By Jesse SHORT BULL, Laura TOMASELLI

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Documentary - Completed 2022

A searing, timely portrait of resistance, LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements.

Festivals
& Awards

Tribeca Film Festival 2022
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 117 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jesse SHORT BULL, Laura TOMASELLI
    • Writer(s)
    • Layli LONG SOLDIER
    • Producer(s)
    • Mark RUFFALO, Sarah EAGLE HEART, Marisa TOMEI
    • Synopsis
    • LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt to Indigenous communities, and ponders what might be done today to repair the wrongs of the past.