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Homeland (2000)

Homeland (2000)

Documentary

One Reservation. Four Families. Three Years.

Release Date: 2000, October 20
Directors: Hank Rogerson, Jilann Spitzmiller
Countries: United States of America
Production: Philomath Films, ITVS
Cast: Doris Eagle, Thurman Horse, Michael Little Boy, Rita Little Boy

Overview:

Following four Lakota families over three years, Homeland explores what it takes for the Lakota community to build a better future in the face of tribal and government corruption, scarce housing, unemployment, and alcoholism. Intimate interviews with a spiritual leader, a grandmother, an artist, and a community activist from South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation reveal how each survives through family ties, cultural tradition, humor, and a palpable yearning for self-reliance and personal freedom.

Keywords:

poverty native american south dakota unemployment native american reservation lakota native american culture native american tribe