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.
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Two formidable Native American women, both chief judges in their tribe's courts, strive to reduce in...
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An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activi...
Documentary about Tommy Chong's federal prosecution under the Bush administration for selling bongs ...
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