Who Will Burry The Dead?

201683m
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.

Crew

MS

Mark St. Pierre

Producer

MS

Mark St. Pierre

Writer

MS

Mark St. Pierre

Director

SO

Shaun O'Connell

Director of Photography

Cast

FL

Fr Lyle Noisy Hawk

Himself

RS

Reverand Sydney Byrd

Himself

CZ

Clark Zephier

Himself

FW

Father Webster Two Hawk

Himself

FR

Father Robert Two Bulls

Himself

RT

Reverend Terry Star

Himself

TS

Tilda St. Pierre

Herself

FD

Father Daniel Makes Good

Himself

DR

Doris Respects Nothing

Herself

JL

Jerome Lebeaux

Himself

SI

Stella Iron Cloud

Herself

VD

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Herself

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