Women of the White Buffalo

With exclusive access to the lives of 8 women, ranging in age from 10 to 98, explore powerful testimonials of loss and survival and gain insight into the experience of a modern Indigenous American living on a reservation. Gripping historical accounts and startling timely statistics guide viewers down the path that has led to these present day conditions.

Cast

Rita Coolidge

as Narrator

Naomi Last Horse

as Self

Sharon Fool Bull

as Self

Bryan Deans

as Self

Tatankaskawín Swiftbird

as Self

Sun Rose Iron Shell

as Self

Carol Iron Rope Herrera

as Self

Delacina Chief Eagle

as Self

Julie Dine Richards

as Self

Vandee Khalsa-SwiftBird

as Self

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