Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi
Rising Voices is the story about the imminent peril to the Lakota language. It braids together the struggles of Lakota to learn their tribal language today, the historical attempt by the United State to annihilate the language, the rise of immersion language schools, and the participation of outsiders in the rescue of the Lakota language. History is interwoven with present-day short films about the culture, created by Lakota filmmakers and artists.
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Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 31, 2015
Runtime
0h 57m
Original Title
Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi
Director
Lawrence R. Hott
Description
Rising Voices is the story about the imminent peril to the Lakota language. It braids together the struggles of Lakota to learn their tribal language today, the historical attempt by the United State to annihilate the language, the rise of immersion language schools, and the participation of outsiders in the rescue of the Lakota language. History is interwoven with present-day short films about the culture, created by Lakota filmmakers and artists.