Young Lakota / a co-production of Cine Qua Non, Inc. and the Independent Television Service ; produced and directed by Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt ; executive producer: Heather Rae.
Wide screen (1.78:1). Broadcast on November 26, 2013 on PBS's Independent Lens documentary series. Also available in 83 min. theatrical version. Sunny Clifford, Serena Clifford, Brandon Ferguson, Cecelia Fire Thunder.
Summary:
The Pine Ridge Reservation is no stranger to strife and heartbreak, stark realities and inspired idealism. In Young Lakota, we are brought directly into the emotional and often uncertain journey of Sunny Clifford, her twin sister Serena, and their politically ambitious friend Brandon Ferguson, who all share the compelling desire to make a difference for themselves and their community. Their political awakening begins when Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first female president of their tribe, defies a proposed South Dakota law criminalizing all abortion by threatening to build a women's clinic on the sovereign territory of the reservation. Sunny, just back on the reservation after two years in college, Serena, unwed and with a toddler, and Brendan with two little boys, find themselves immersed in this political battle as they struggle between opportunity and principle; between selling out or staying the course through twists and turns that they could not have anticipated.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)867875362
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.