Lakota Nation vs. United States
Jun 11, 2022 | IMDB 5.3
120 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
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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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1924
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2004
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IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2014
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2005
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2003
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IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2017
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Documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history, a little-known story built around the incredible lives and careers of the some of the greatest music legends.The Killing Fields
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2016
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IMDB 8.2 | Sep , 1992
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IMDB 7.8 | Jul , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1983
A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.Sometimes in April
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2017
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