Product Review

The most comprehensive look at the journey from past to present of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, of the Oglala Lakota where people live under the harshest conditions within the USA. Produced by the award winning director of the movie Rez Bomb, also made on Pine Ridge and made over a 13 years period it's narrative is drawn from a broad cross-section of the local community from many different walks of life. Half of the documentary explores the history through key events like Wounded Knee 1890, Boarding Schools, confinement to the Reservation and Wounded Knee 1973 and the second half looks in depth at contemporary life today. Pairing the two it gives a detailed look at how contemporary conditions were created. The Ultimate Edition holds over 10 hours of high value extras like full source documentaries, full interviews of elders that have passed on since filming and out-takes. SPECIAL FEATURES: COMMENTARY by Steven Lewis Simpson IMAGE GALLERIES: Past & Present ARCHIVE DOCUMENTARIES: 7th Cavarlry on Pine Ridge 1913, Tahtonka Cavalry Propaganda Film, Homestead Mine Documentary, Columbus Mel-o-Toons DELETED SEQUENCES: Kili Radio, Ghost Shirt Return, Misc. Out-takes, Red Cloud Takeover FEATURETTES: Pine Ridge - a Film-makers Journey, A Summer Week on Pine Ridge EXTENDED INTERVIEWS: Claudia Iron Hawk, Johnson Holy Rock, Norman Ford Harvey White Woman, Russell Loud Hawk, Larry Bodin (BIA Superintendant)