Standing Silent Nation (2006)
53 min
When the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance separating industrial hemp from its illegal cousin, marijuana, Alex White Plume and his family glimpsed a brighter future. Having researched hemp as a sustainable crop that would grow in the inhospitable soil of the South Dakota Badlands, the White Plumes envisioned a new economy that would shrink the 85% unemployment rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They never dreamed they would find themselves swept up in a struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights, and common sense.
- Release date
- January 1, 2007
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Alex White Plume as Self
- Deborah White Plume as Self
- Ramona White Plume as Self
Crew
- Suree Towfighnia · Director
- Courtney Hermann · Producer
- Andrew Shapiro · Composer
- Sharon Karp · Editor