First Daughter and the Black Snake

Synopsis

The “Prophecy of the 7th Fire” says a “black snake” will bring destruction to the earth. For Winona LaDuke, the “black snake” is oil trains and pipelines. When she learns that Canadian-owned Enbridge plans to route a new pipeline through her tribe’s 1855 Treaty land, she and her community spring into action to save the sacred wild rice lakes and preserve their traditional indigenous way of life. Launching an annual spiritual horse ride along the proposed pipeline route, speaking at community meetings and regulatory hearings. Winona testifies that the pipeline route follows one of historical and present-day trauma. The tribe participates in the pipeline permitting process, asserting their treaty rights to protect their natural resources. LaDuke joins with her tribe and others to demand that the pipelines’ impact on tribal people’s resources be considered in the permitting process.

Main Cast

Winona LaDuke

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Keri Pickett
Writing	Writer	Keri Pickett Fernanda Rossi
Directing	Director	Keri Pickett
Crew	Cinematography	Keri Pickett
Sound	Music	Richard Martinez
Editing	Editor	Daniel Geiger
Department	Role	Name

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