Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

"She dreamed of justice and fought for it in a place called Wounded Knee."

1994

1h 40m

5.0(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.

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83 members

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Irene Bedard

Mary Crow Dog

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Charles Abourezk

Attorney

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Tantoo Cardinal

Mary's Mother

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Michael Horse

Dennis Banks

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Lawrence Bayne

Russel Means

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Michael Spears

Stat Man

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Dean Norris

Red Arrow

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Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Mary's Grandfather

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Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

Old Man at HQ

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August Schellenberg

Dick Wilson

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Edgar Bear Runner

Reasonable Man

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Casey Camp-Horinek

Aunt Elsie Flood

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James Hatzell

Marshall

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Nancy Parsons

Sister Mary Margaret

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Joseph Runningfox

Leonard Crow Dog

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Peter Weller

Uncredited

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Eliza Morrison

Lizzie Fast Horse

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Dawn Lavand Drabot

Young Mary

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Dawn Little Sky

Grandma Moore

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Nathan Bison

Joe Little Horse

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Virginia Mercado

Young Barbara

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Wi-Waste-Win Conroy

Little Girl

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John Harnagel

Father Hochbauer

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Angel McFarland

Barbara

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Melanie Two Eagle

Charlene

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Amy Moore Davis

Nadine

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Jessica White-Plume

Receptionist

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Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

Old Man at Headquarters

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Julia Recountre

Old Woman at Headquarters

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Mekashi Horinek

Young Man at Headquarters(as Mekasi Horinek)

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Richard Swallow

Webster

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Vic Camp

Webster's Friend

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Mark J. Nelson

Codelle

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Van Burnette

Driver Goon

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Bob Faubert

Merle

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Van Horse

Shotgun

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Don Strong

Store Manager

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Reno Lodge

Thief in Jail

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Pato Hoffmann

Spencer

Writing

Mike Kenny

Jailer

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Camera

Monty Bass

Raymond Yellow Thunder

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Mark Barney

Hare Brother 1

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Kevin Gusmano

Hare Brother 2

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Norman Roach

Clyde Bellecourt

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Carter Camp

A.I.M. Warrior

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Tim Sampson

Pedro Bissonette

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Lawrence Bayne

Russell Means

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Gary Bullock

FBI Agent Ralney

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Jake Walker

Sheriff in Gordon

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Randall K. Brown

Archeology Student

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Merritt Olsen

Archeology Professor (as Merritt Olson)

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James Abourezk

District Attorney (as Senator James Abourezk)

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Doreen Gardner

Sarah Bad Heart Bull

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Richard Ray Whitman

Carter Camp (as Richard Whitman)

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J. Miller Tobin

Sheriff in Custer

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Choach Means

Ellen Moves Camp

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Tamara Taylor

Reporter #1

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Brian A. O'Meara

Reporter #2 (as Brian O'Meara)

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Archie Little

Fools Crow

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Lois Red Elk

Gladys Bissonette

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Dora Hernandez

Woman at Calico (Elder)

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Owen LeBeau

Buddy Lamont (as Owen Le Beau)

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Scott Means

John Standing

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Forrest O'Brien

Old Priest

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Duane Chalmers

A.I.M. Warrior

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Ari Sloane

Post Reporter

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Grete Bodogaard Heikes

Der Stern Reporter

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Robert Del Sesto

Dr. Pat

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Michael Kneip

Federal Agent Richards

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David Raushenberger

Federal Agent Perrini

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Richard Dream Walker

Rocky Madrid

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Irene Handren-Seals

Morningstar Clearwater

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Steven P. Saeta

Federal Marshall (as Steve Saeta)

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Jonathan Gill

Wovoka

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Kathy Burnette

Annie Mae (as Kathy Burnett)

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Bruce Ellison

Ken Tilsen

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Claudette Sabor

Mrs. Lamont

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Mary Olguin

Traditional Singer (as Mary Olquin)

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Costume & Make-Up

Ron Beebe

Lawyer (uncredited)

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Crew

Myra 'Dakota' Bown

Hippie (uncredited)

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Carol Frazier

Press (uncredited)

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Benny Gibson

Cavalry Soldier (uncredited)

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Crew

George Marshall Ruge

(uncredited)

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