Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDocumentary studio XTR is in production on “Lakota Nation vs. the United States,” the first film to chronicle the Lakota Indians’ fight to reclaim control of the Black Hills.
Oglala Sioux Jesse Short Bull directs the feature documentary, with “MLK/FBI” editor Laura Tomaselli co-directing and Benjamin Hedin producing.“Lakota Nation vs.
the United States” will investigate how the sacred land was stolen in violation of treaty agreements and feature interviews with Indigenous citizens.The film is executive produced by Mark Ruffalo, author and activist Sarah Eagle Heart, Kathyrn Everett and Bryn Mooser from XTR.
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