The thick dark fog /
"Walter Littlemoon, a Lakota author and public speaker, attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota 60 years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950 was to 'kill the Indian and save the man.' The children were not allowed to speak their language or express thei...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, with subtitles in English and Spanish; closed captioning in English. Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[Colorado?] :
High Valley Films,
[2012]
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| Summary: | "Walter Littlemoon, a Lakota author and public speaker, attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota 60 years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950 was to 'kill the Indian and save the man.' The children were not allowed to speak their language or express their culture or Native identity in any way. This is the story of how Littlemoon confronted his past so that he could renew himself and his community."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | "Formerly titled 'Something's moving'."--Web page for this film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; widescreen; stereo 2.0. |
| Awards: | Winner, best documentary, American Indian Film Festival, 2011. |
| Production Credits: | Director, Randy Vasquez ; producers, Jonathan Skurnik, Randy Vasquez ; writer and editor, Paul Freedman ; composer, Kathryn Bostic ; additional music and songs, Adrian Cross (Plains Cree). |