Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)

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Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Television
In Theaters
Oct 16, 1994 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Pierson wisely lets the mostly Native American cast tell the story the way they know it in their hearts and his unobtrusive direction works out very well.

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  • Leo L


    This is a great film!! I've read the main character's book (Mary Crow Dog,co-written with Richard Erdoes). This film is ingenious, and told by the perspective of the main character.

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