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Sisters rising
Title:
Sisters rising
Credits:
Haptic Pictures presents ; directed and produced by Willow O'Feral and Brad Heck.
Publication Date(s):
2020
Format:
DVD
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2020.
Credit:
Cinematography, Willow O'Feral, Brad Heck; edited by Jennifer Ruff; music composed and performed by Allison Leialoha Milham.
Performer:
Interviewees: Dawn White, Sarah Deer, Loreline Lacroix, Lisa Brunner, Chalsey Snyder, Patty Stonefish.
Description:
Sisters Rising is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States. Native American women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault than all other American women. 1 in 3 Native women report having been raped during her lifetime and 86% of the offenses are committed by non-Native men. These perpetrators exploit gaps in tribal jurisdictional authority and target Native women as 'safe victims' with near-impunity. Sisters rising is an urgent call to action, a gorgeous portrait of powerful women acting in solidarity, and a demand for tribal sovereignty and self-determination as the necessary step to ending violence against Native women.
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1672151
Language:
English
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