Who Will Burry The Dead?
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.
Cast
Fr Lyle Noisy Hawk
Himself
Reverand Sydney Byrd
Himself
Clark Zephier
Himself
Father Webster Two Hawk
Himself
Father Robert Two Bulls
Himself
Reverend Terry Star
Himself
Tilda St. Pierre
Herself
Father Daniel Makes Good
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Doris Respects Nothing
Herself
Jerome Lebeaux
Himself
Stella Iron Cloud
Herself
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Herself
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