An incredible look at Native American Heritage through the eyes of 96
year old Lakota Indian.“When white people won, it was a victory.
When we [Native Americans] won, it was a massacre. When they fought
for freedom, it was a revolution. When we fought for freedom, it was
an uprising.”
“Neither Wolf Nor Dog” follows a writer, Kent Nerburn (Christopher
Sweeney), an aging Lakota elder, Dan (Dave Bald Eagle), and an
incredulous friend, Grover (Richard Ray Whitman) on an unexpected
adventure through Lakota country. Kent takes on the monumental task of
writing down Dan’s life stories to publish them as a book.
The film is laden with oral history and poignant observations on white
and Native American relations. As Kent, a white American, opens
himself to Dan’s storytelling and teaching, viewers are gently
forced to confront the horrors of the past. It’s the type of film
whose effect lasts much longer than its two-hour run, leaving viewers
with knowledge they cannot ignore.
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14/06/2020 Last update