Books we recommend
The Conquest of Texas
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Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
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Films we recommend
American Outrage
American Outrage
(2007, 56 min.) US
Director: Beth Gage and George Gage.
Two grandmothers, Carrie Dann and Mary Dann, have been at the
forefront of the Western Shoshone Nation's struggle for land rights
and sovereignty for nearly forty years. American Outrage
documents their fight against the U.S. government's unlawful
attempts to take over traditional Shoshone land in Nevada, part of
60 millions acres guaranteed to them in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby
Valley. Over the years the Dann sisters have endured steady
harassment from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and they
have squared off against international gold mining corporations and
the nuclear industry. Their courage and perseverance in asserting
the rights of indigenous peoples have brought them numerous
awards, including the 1993 Alternative Nobel Prize and the
International Right Livelihood Award.
