Coming to Independent Lens: Young Lakota
Three young people living in the Pine Ridge Reservation try to forge a better future. When the first female President of Oglala Lakota defies a South Dakota law criminalizing abortion by vowing to build a women’s clinic in their sovereign territory, the three young tribe members are faced with difficult choices.
Previews + Extras
Young Lakota: The Difficult Decision
S15 E4 - 2m 1s
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Young Lakota, Sunny Clifford describes the difficult decision she faces: whether to remain on the Pine Ridge Reservation to help improve tribal conditions or to leave to pursue opportunities elsewhere.
Young Lakota: South Dakota Law Impact Oglala Lakota Tribal P
S15 E4 - 1m 48s
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Young Lakota, Sunny Clifford sits with Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first female president of her tribe, during a newspaper interview about the controversy surrounding her decision to open an abortion clinic on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Young Lakota: A Bittersweet Farewell to the Pine Ridge Reser
S15 E4 - 5m 15s
In this video companion piece to the Independent Lens documentary, Young Lakota, Sunny Clifford says goodbye to her employer at the grocery store and to her twin sister, Serena, as she prepares to go away to college in England.
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