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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
VHS
113 minutes
E99 .D1 L31 1994
Anger that's been swirling for 100 years finally explodes like a force of nature in "Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee." This is the inspiring, true story of the 1973 uprising that united Native Americans in their fight for survival. One women rises from ignorance and fear to meet the challenge of her proud heritage during a bloody siege in which 2,000 Native Americans stood their ground and vowed never to be silent again. From the convent school where Mary Crow Dog was encouraged to reject her culture, to a historical moment in which she joined her people to make a stand, Lakota Woman is the stirring account of one woman's triumphant journey in one of the most significant moments in Native American history.
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