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Standing Silent Nation by Suree Towfighnia and Courtney Hermann | Click to read the synopsis

In April 2000, Alex White Plume and his Lakota family planted industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota after other crops had failed. But when federal agents raided the White Plumes' fields, the Lakota Nation was swept into a Byzantine struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights and common sense. | Read the synopsis »

Premiered: July 3, 2007 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

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Special Feature:Film Update:
Behind the Lens: Filmmakers Suree Towfighnia and Courtney Hermann

"I don't believe that documentaries alone can cause social change, but I do think that the documentary form is so powerful that it can change the way people think, and it can change the context from which they see the whole world."
  —Suree Towfighnia and Courtney Hermann

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Filmmaker Interview »

Black and white image of hemp growing in a field.

THE MANY FACETS OF HEMP

Watch an interview with former CIA director James Woolsey and "Hemp for Victory" — the original trailer from filmmakers Suree Towfighnia and Courtney Hermann — to learn more about this versatile crop.   » 

Alex White Plume

ALEX WHITE PLUME TODAY

Why did Alex White Plume and the Lakota protest at a Lewis and Clark re-enactment? What is the status of the White Plumes' case in the courts? Watch a video of the protest and read an update from the filmmakers to learn more about what has happened since the filming of "Standing Silent Nation" ended.  » 
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Posted June 19, 2007

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