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Who Will Burry The Dead?

Who Will Burry The Dead?

MAY 14, 2016 · 83 MIN · DIR. MARK ST. PIERRE

DocumentaryHistory

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

    Himself

  • Doris Respects Nothing

    Herself

  • Jerome Lebeaux

    Himself

  • Stella Iron Cloud

    Herself

  • Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

    Herself

Crew

Writer

Mark St. Pierre

Director of Photography

Shaun O'Connell

Editor

eMjay Pate

Producer

Mark St. Pierre

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