| Stories of the Dakota Elders (and other Native Americans) |
Stories of the Dakota Elders
(and other Native Americans)
One of the many projects that Diversity Productions has in the planning stages is to develop a documentary about the Elders and leaders of the Dakota people (and eventually other nations as well). We believe that it is time to tell their stories.
We hope to secure the services of Native American Hollywood producer Lynn Salt (Choctaw) and put together a team consisting of qualified Native Americans and others.
Click HERE to view Lynn Salt's resume
Click HERE to view David Mueller's resumeClick HERE to read about their award winning documentary "A Good Day To Die"
The following videos are samples of what we have done and some of which may possibly end up in the final documentary.
Rod Steiner (Dakota Elder) -
with Herditary Chief Ernest Wabash VI
Rod Steiner talks about the history of the Dakota people,
the exile to Crow Creek in 1863,
and what life what like for the Dakota women back then
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Pat Big Eagle (Dakota Elder)
and Rod Steiner (Dakota Elder) Interview
Pat Big Eagle (Direct Desendant of Chief Big Eagle)
and Rod Steiner (Descendant of Chief Wabasha III)
talk about the history of the Dakota people
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Clarance Wolf Guts (Lakota Elder) -
The Last Lakota Code Talker
Clarence Wolf Guts talks about how he became a Code Talker
and his experiences in World War Two
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Vern Ashley (Dakota Elder) - The first
Tribal Board Chairman of the Crow Creek Dakota Tribe
Vern Ashley talks about the history of the Crow Creek reservation.
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Vern Ashley (Dakota Elder) - The first
Tribal Board Chairman of the Crow Creek Dakota Tribe
Peter Lengkeek (Dakota) - Tribal Board Member
of the Crow Creek Dakota Tribe
Peter Lengkeek talks about the history of the Dakota People -
from their imprisonment at Fort Snelling in Minnesota
to their exile to Crow Creek, South Dakota.
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Peter Lengkeek (Dakota) - Tribal Board Member
of the Crow Creek Dakota Tribe
Peter Lengkeek Speaking to the Volunteers
From Rochester, Minnesota at one of the Crow Creek Cemeteries
about the history of Crow Creek and its people.
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Dennis Banks (Objibway Elder) - One of the
co-founders of the American Indian Movement
Dennis Banks talks about
the beginnings of the American Indian Movement (AIM)
and what needs to be done today
to improve conditions for Native Americans
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Tim Pound (Dakota) - United States Marine
and Future Elder of the Crow Creek Dakota Tribe
Tim Pound talks about the history of his family,
what it was like growing up Dakota,
and why so many Native Americans volunteer for active service.
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Tamera St. John (Dakota - Sisseton/Wahpeton),
Cora Jones (Dakota - Santee), and
Peter Lengkeek (Dakota - Crow Creek)
Tamera St. John, Cora Jones, and Peter Lengkeek discuss
the upcoming 150th anniversary of the 1862 Dakota Uprising,
the history of the Dakota people, and their vision for the future.
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