Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Nacimiento : 1936-08-17, South Dakota, USA
Muerte : 2007-12-13
Historia
Floyd Red Crow Westerman was known for years as a renaissance man, for his many talents, dedication and passion. A member of the Dakota (Sioux) nation, he was an accomplished actor on the big and small screen for over 20 years, a political advocate for indigenous and environmental causes worldwide and a popular singer/songwriter, performing with such stars as Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley and Kris Kristofferson to name just a few.
Red Crow’s last endeavor again merged his own life experiences with his distinctive brand of artistry. With his most recent series of bronze sculptures, he beautifully recreated the most sacred spiritual Lakota/Dakota “Sacred Pipe,” as well as busts of the greatest, most influential leaders in Native American history. Legendary heroes Sitting Bull, Geronimo and Chief Joseph, who led their nations against persecution and the devastating invasion of their land in the mid-19th century, compose an ideal triumvirate on which part of this collectible art is based.
The pieces were personally sculpted by Red Crow in an impressionistic medium before being bronzed to create a fine patina glow. Upon completion, they were autographed by Red Crow, and given an official authentication number. The busts of the famous Native American leaders, which stand approximately 1-1/2 feet high, were handcrafted to match the pose of a corresponding historical photograph. One noteworthy characteristic of these busts is the leaders’ eyes, to which Floyd gave particular attention, because in his words, “The eyes are key to the spirit of each of these men. “Plus, they are of course, the window to their soul.”
Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.
Chief Running Bear
Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner) es un apático y juerguista cuarentón. Lo más valioso de su mediocre vida es su brillante hija Molly (Madeline Carroll) que, con sólo doce años, introducirá a su padre en la vida política.
Standing Elk
Julie, a lonely fourteen year old girl, moves to Manzanita, an Oregon seaside town, from Los Angeles after her writer father, Robert, loses his job. Her family, including mother Kathryn and older sister Susan, has trouble adjusting to life in a small town. Julie parents struggle with her father's unemployment and her sister, Susan, finds solace in a summer fling with Tom.
Chief Eagle Horn
Año 1890. A Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen), un legendario soldado de caballería, se le considera el mejor jinete del Far West, a pesar de lo cual se ve obligado a trabajar en el circo de Buffalo Bill. Un día recibe una oferta de un jeque árabe (Omar Sharif), propietario de caballos de pura raza, que puede ayudarle a recuperar su dignidad y prestigio: Frank y su caballo Hidalgo son invitados a participar en una carrera conocida como el Océano de Fuego, una prueba de supervivencia de 3.000 millas a través del desierto de Arabia. Basada en un hecho real.
Iron Spoon
El protagonista principal, un joven indio rebelde y moderno, con una visión muy pesimista de la vida, va cambiando su actitud con cada cuento narrado por su abuelo en un viaje casi obligado hacia el Pow Wow. En el camino, el joven conocerá varias historias de las naciones Lakota, Cheyeene, Chinoock y Kiowa entre otras, repletas de espíritus de la naturaleza, animales parlantes, magia india, serpientes monstruosas, fantasmas, valor, amistad y el verdadero sentido de la vida que se agita dentro de cada una de ellas. (FILMAFFINITY)
Old Man
"Graduation Night" is a coming-of-age comedy about four high school seniors and their wild adventures. Life has many unexpected twists and turns in store for each of them as their lives will forever be changed.
Chairman Pico
Naturally Native follows the lives, loves, pain, joy and relationships of three sisters as they attempt to start their own business. Of American Indian ancestry, but adopted by white foster parents as young children, each sister has her own identity issues and each has chosen a very different career path. Now dedicated to starting a Native cosmetic business, they attempt to overcome obstacles both in the business world and in the home. A touching love story of family and culture, Naturally Native also interweaves a subtle, but strong wake-up call regarding the treatment of Native people in corporate America. Naturally Native also provides some insight into tribal infrastructure and gaming issues.
Self - Sioux
This doc explores "The Band" guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson's Native American background. Half Mohawk on his mother's side, the film follows him back to the Six Nations reservation in Ontario where he spent summers growing up and picked up his first guitar. The resulting album, "Contact From the Underworld of Red Boy", draws on his childhood First Nation influences and includes musical collaborations wth Native artists such as John Trudell, Rita Coolidge and Buffy Ste Marie.
Papa
Si quiere sacar a su familia de la miseria más negra, Raphael, un indio norteamericano, debe encontrar trabajo cuanto antes. En un lóbrego almacén, un misterioso personaje le ofrece un sueldo más que suficiente para mejorar radicalmente la vida de los suyos; pero, a cambio, ha de dejar que filmen su asesinato. Rapahel acepta y lo que le queda de vida lo dedica, gracias al dinero cobrado, a demostrar el amor que siente por su familia y sus amigos.
Indian Bob
In this action adventure, a former hit woman comes out of retirement to rescue her daughter from kidnappers. The child's abductors demand that the ex-killer retrieve a highly classified document. They give the woman 24 hours to succeed. If she fails, her daughter will die.
Plenty Wounds
The Deputy Marshall tracks down an escaped convict along with a young deputy and the help of a former prostitute.
No Ears
Salvaje. Salvaje. Legendario. En esta película hecha para televisión, Buffalo Girls celebra las atrevidas aventuras de Calamity Jane Canary y sus ilustres cohortes. Son los últimos días del Salvaje Oeste y Jane, la vaquera áspera y resistente, está buscando no solo a su hija perdida, sino también al Salvaje Oeste que una vez conoció. Jane atraviesa llanuras, montañas y continentes hasta que finalmente descubre la respuesta a sus problemas: Dora, la vivaz señora de corazón de oro que ha sido su única y verdadera amiga desde el principio.
Chief Tawanka
Un joven es testigo del asesinato de sus padres. A medida que crece, se hace amigo de un oso del desierto y del cacique de una tribu de indios, con los que se queda a vivir. Al llegar a la edad adulta, empieza a buscar a los responsables de la muerte de sus padres.
Mary's Grandfather
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
Uncle Ray
An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooting tournament, but so does a hitman who's planing to assassinate a US senator who will be among the spectators.
Tribe Elder
The true story of Iroquois warrior Thayendanegea participating in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
Gabriel
A widow and her family face new challenges when they relocate to a run-down guest ranch in New Mexico.
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the American Dream come true.
Wilf Redwing
A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.
Shaman
Jim Morrison, cabeza visible de The Doors, para muchos fue un regalo de Dios; para otros, un vástago del Diablo. Vivió al límite, en una anárquica carrera autodestructiva salpicada de escándalos y arrebatos de ira y de pasión que lo hundieron en un abismo de sexo, alcohol y drogas.
Himself
A documentary about the making of director Kevin Costner's Academy Award-winning directorial debut, Dances With Wolves.
Ten Bears
En torno a 1860, en vísperas de la Guerra de Secesión y a punto de terminar el periodo de colonización del Oeste (1785-1890), el teniente John J. Dunbar se dirige a un lejano puesto fronterizo que ha sido abandonado por los soldados. Su soledad lo impulsa a entrar en contacto con los indios sioux y, gracias a ello, conoce a 'En pie con el puño en alto', una mujer blanca que fue adoptada por la tribu cuando era niña. Poco a poco, entre Dunbar y los sioux se establece una relación de respeto y admiración mutuos.
Red Crow
Buster McHenry trabaja como agente encubierto para la policía local. Actualmente investiga un caso de corrupción policial y se ha metido en un gran problema. En su tarea tiene que cometer un robo para no ser descubierto y dos hombres son tiroteados, una reliquia india es robada y él mismo resulta herido. Hank Storm, un joven indio, va tras la lanza y Buster va tras sus "camaradas".
