Thunderbird Woman: Winona LaDuke |
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A film by Bertram Verhaag and Claus Biegert
After completing her studies in economics at Harvard, Winona settled on the reservation. She traveled widely raising money to buy back land originally owned by Native Americans. In the film, we meet Native American activists Ralph Bear Killer and Alex White Plume who describe how the U.S. government in the late 19th century had defrauded the Native Americans of so much of their land, while suppressing their language and culture. The government had also slaughtered millions of buffalo upon which their agriculture depended. This destruction of the ecosystem is still being felt today. Winona organized resistance against uranium and coal mining on reservation lands. Nicknamed "No Nukes la Duke," in the 1980's she used the slogan "No Nukes" to united the Indian Movement with anti-nuclear protests. A published author, she was named one of America¹s fifty most promising leaders under forty years of age by Time Magazine. And, this impressive woman was chosen by Ralph Nader to be his running mate on the Green Party ticket in the l996 and 2000 elections! 58 min. Video or DVD. Sale $295. Video rental $75. "After watching this video you can’t help but like Winona LaDuke.
She is intelligent, passionate, down-to-earth, and sincere. Her causes
make sense for her people. If you haven’t met Winona yet this is a good
introduction to her and the issues she is passionate about. She makes
sense, is convincing, and in this video very likeable. Thunderbird
Woman is an interesting and educational film about an inportant and
special woman" |
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This
is an inspiring portrait of Winona La Duke, a unique and dynamic activist
and member of the Anishinaabe tribe from the White Earth reservation
in Northern Minnesota. Her father was a Native American who worked as
a stuntman in Hollywood; her mother was a Jewish artist from New York.