Showing posts with label American Indian Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Indian Law. Show all posts

Monday, April 10, 2017

The Seventh Fire (2016)

Director: Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Run time: 76 min.

"From executive producers Terrence Malick, Natalie Portman and Chris Eyre comes a fascinating new documentary. When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protege, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation."

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

American Native (2015)

Director: Steven Oritt
Run Time: 78 min.

Call Number: E184.R3 A4 2015

"Thirty miles from New York City, tucked away in the Ramapo Mountains of New Jersey, lives a group of indigenous people shrouded in mystery and discrimination, fighting for acceptance as Native Americans…The Ramapough Lenape Indians. American Native exposes this group’s fight for respect as Native Americans, examining their efforts to gain recognition from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the private interests that may have colluded behind the scenes to prevent them from doing so. Through expert interviews and unbridled access to the community, the film provides an in-depth look at the group’s complex past, volatile present and endangered future." 

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A Good Day to Die (2012)



Directors: David Mueller, Lynn Salt
Run Time: 92 min.

Chronicles a movement that started a revolution and inspired a nation. By recounting the life story of Dennis Banks, the Native American who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 to advocate and protect the rights of American Indians, the film provides an in-depth look at the history and issues surrounding AIM's foundation.
—Wiener-Rogers Law Library Catalog