2022 | United States | Documentary

Lakota Nation vs. United States

  • English 120 mins
  • Director | Jesse Shortbull, Laura Tomaselli
  • Writer | Layli Long Soldier
  • Producer | Benjamin Hedin, Phil Pinto

STATUS: Released

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One of the greatest injustices ever committed on North American soil is examined in sweeping historical detail by filmmakers Jesse Shortbull and Laura Tomaselli. As American settlers moved west, the U.S. government signed treaty after treaty with Lakota and other Indigenous tribes, only to continually break their legal and moral commitments with complete impunity. As traditional Lakota lands shrink under impingement, exploitation, and genocide, a new generation take a new stand against their oppressors.

Injustices Settlers Lakota Indigenous Oppressor Government