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The film chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt to Indigenous communities and ponders what might be done today to repair the wrongs of the past.

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Jesse Short Bull
Laura Tomaselli

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• Added Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo, “We’re thrilled to be partnering with IFC Films on the North American release of LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES. A film about landback could not be more timely or urgent, and we hope the documentary helps catapult the movement into the national consciousness, pushing for action that will return the Black Hills to the Lakota people (11/13/2022).”
• IFC Films will release the film in select theaters in summer 2023 and will stream exclusively on AMC+ later that year (11/13/2022).
• Narrated and features the poetry of acclaimed Ogala Lakota poet, Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Books Critics Circle award and finalist for the National Book Award (11/13/2022).

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Jun 2023

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Nov 2022

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