The Bears on Pine Ridge

The Bears on Pine Ridge

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Status

Released

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Bears on Pine Ridge

Production Companies

Vision Maker Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Director

Noel Octavio Bass

Description

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has declared a “State of Emergency”, after an outbreak of youth suicides has devastated the community. Due to a lack of Federal assistance, residents have taken prevention efforts into their own hands. A tenacious Oglala Lakota elder takes charge, rallying the community to get involved, while empowering a resilient young group of suicide survivors to band together to help raise awareness.