The Bears on Pine Ridge

The Bears on Pine Ridge

2022
1h 55m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Vision Maker Media Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Keywords

dakota mental health south dakota native indigenous women indigenous rights pine ridge

Quick Facts

Release Date November 18, 2022
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Key Crew

Noel Octavio Bass
Director
Kevin Abourezk
Executive Producer