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Poster for The American Indian Speaks (1973)

The American Indian Speaks (1973)

1973 · Short film · 22 min

Synopsis

Native Americans speak for themselves about what they want and how they feel — Chief Dan George and Lame Deer among them — and three tribes describe how they are surviving, from the Muskogee Creek fight to keep their language onward; 1973.

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Running time
22 minutes

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Superb Message For Today's First Nation Sympathizers · cabelindsay · 2016-11-08

I feel like this film brings great substance to the story of Native American people being constricted and isolated by European settlers. I am thankful for this message, and its relevance with today's "Standing Rock" situation. We are a nation largely conflicted, I feel, and perhaps we can reclaim an appreciation for who we are by embracing the ancestry of those who belonged here before us. Aho mitakuye oyasin.