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.
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.
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.
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
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.
