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Film Screening: Standing Silent Nation
@ Omni Commons
Film Screening: Standing Silent Nation
@ Omni Commons
Nov 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Standing Silent Nation (2006), Directed by Suree Towfighnia. From the hemp fields of Pine Ridge to the US Federal Court of Appeals, this one-hour documentary tracks one family’s effort to create economic independence for themselves, their reservation, and their future generations. 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. They never dreamed they would find themselves swept up in a struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights, and common sense. The hemp plant … Continued
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