Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 16, 1994
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
User Score
70%
Original Title
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Production Companies
TBS, Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Director
Frank Pierson
Description
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
