The Bears on Pine Ridge (1970)

Overview : The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has declared a “State of Emergency”, after an outbreak of youth suicides has devastated the community. Due to a lack of Federal assistance, residents have taken prevention efforts into their own hands. A tenacious Oglala Lakota elder takes charge, rallying the community to get involved, while empowering a resilient young group of suicide survivors to band together to help raise awareness.

Release Date : January 1, 1970

Runtime : 115m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Vision Maker Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Keywords : dakota, mental health, south dakota, native, indigenous women, indigenous rights, pine ridge