Who Will Burry The Dead?

Who Will Burry The Dead?

2016
1h 23m
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Overview

This documentary offers a deep, candid, and historical look at the Christian experience of America's largest and best-known tribes: the Dakota and Lakota. Its exploration into Native American history also takes a hard and detailed look at President Ulysses S. Grant's Peace Policy of 1873, which was, in effect, a "convert to Episcopalianism or starve" edict put forth by the American government in direct violation of its Constitution. The devastation it had on the values of the people affected were dramatic and extremely long-lasting. Grant's policy was finally ended over 100 years later by the Freedom of American Indian Religions Act in 1978. Interlaced with extraordinarily candid interviews, this documentary presents an insider's perspective of how the Dakota and Lakota were estranged from their religious beliefs and their long-standing traditions.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Sound View Production
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

christianity dakota native american religious history oral history lakota forced assimilation cultural genocide decolonization

Quick Facts

Release Date May 14, 2016
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Fr Lyle Noisy Hawk
Fr Lyle Noisy Hawk

Himself

Reverand Sydney Byrd
Reverand Sydney Byrd

Himself

Clark Zephier
Clark Zephier

Himself

Father Webster Two Hawk
Father Webster Two Hawk

Himself

Father Robert Two Bulls
Father Robert Two Bulls

Himself

Reverend Terry Star
Reverend Terry Star

Himself

Tilda St. Pierre
Tilda St. Pierre

Herself

Father Daniel Makes Good
Father Daniel Makes Good

Himself

Doris Respects Nothing
Doris Respects Nothing

Herself

Jerome Lebeaux
Jerome Lebeaux

Himself

Stella Iron Cloud
Stella Iron Cloud

Herself

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Herself

Key Crew

Mark St. Pierre
Writer
Mark St. Pierre
Producer
Mark St. Pierre
Director