Standing silent nation / a Prairie Dust Films production ; produced in association with P.O.V./American Documentary Inc. ; director, Suree Towfighnia ; producer, Courtney Hermann.
1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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System Details
DVD; 4:3 aspect ratio.
Performer
Featuring Alex White Plume and the White Plume Tiospaye.
Credits
Associate producer, Debra White Plume ; camera, Suree Towfighnia ; editor, Sharon Karp ; original music, Andrew Shapiro.
Note
Originally produced in 2007 for television.
Bonus features include filmmaker interviews, the 1942 government film Hemp for victory, and deleted scenes.
Summary
Presents the historical background, economic conditions, and legal arguments surrounding Alex White Plume and his family after they began successfully -- and legally, according to the Oglala Sioux Tribe's ordinance -- farming industrial hemp on the tribe's South Dakota Badlands reservation.
