âThe Bears of Pine Ridgeâ addresses youth suicide
Executive Producer Sonny Skyhawk fostered Director Noel Bass in telling a story of strength, resilience, and the warrior spirit of the Oglala Lakota
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Mar 10, 2021
Children surround a mascot with the BEAR Program during a local performance. (The Bears on Pine Ridge)
Executive Producer Sonny Skyhawk fostered Director Noel Bass in telling a story of strength, resilience, and the warrior spirit of the Oglala Lakota
Vincent Schilling
There is a new mini-documentary film, Executive-produced by Sonny Skyhawk, Sicangu Lakota, and directed by Noel Bass titled, “The Bears of Pine Ridge” that explores the distressing statistics of Native youth suicide plaguing the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
we thank each other, especially in defense of freedom of this great nation and for native americans, this is our land. every inch of it, every mountain, every stream, every water that is out there, it is ours. it s native american country. that s why we will defend it all the way, because we have no other place to go. america is indian country. and so every nonindian out there is a guest of native americans in this country. and that s how they should act. if you re a guest in this nation, that s how you should act, especially in the middle of and in the midst of these war heroes. i ask the president to respect our people, to respect our heritage, to respect who we are as native americans, especially war heroes. president russell begaye, president of navajo notion and sonny skyhawk, thank you. thank you for your service, sir. a new alliance between the