South Dakota Documentaries  Oceti Sakowin - Seven Council Fires

The story of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota peoples, also known as the Sioux. Details

 
 

Program: South Dakota Documentaries

Episode: Oceti Sakowin - Seven Council Fires

For six-hundred years we have lived under the misconception that Columbus discovered America. What he did was stumble on a land already occupied by many people and many nations. In the center of that land were a people who call themselves Oyate: "the People." This is their story, in their words.

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Duration: (56:51)
Premiere Date: 09/09/2007
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G

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