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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
She dreamed of justice and fought for it in a place called Wounded Knee.
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1994-10-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Irene Bedard
Mary Crow Dog
Charles Abourezk
Attorney
Tantoo Cardinal
Mary's Mother
Michael Horse
Dennis Banks
Lawrence Bayne
Russel Means
Michael Spears
Stat Man
Dean Norris
Red Arrow
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Mary's Grandfather
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
Old Man at HQ
August Schellenberg
Dick Wilson
Edgar Bear Runner
Reasonable Man
Casey Camp-Horinek
Aunt Elsie Flood
James Hatzell
Marshall
Nancy Parsons
Sister Mary Margaret
Joseph Runningfox
Leonard Crow Dog
Peter Weller
Uncredited
Eliza Morrison
Lizzie Fast Horse
Dawn Lavand Drabot
Young Mary
Dawn Little Sky
Grandma Moore
Nathan Bison
Joe Little Horse
Virginia Mercado
Young Barbara
Wi-Waste-Win Conroy
Little Girl
John Harnagel
Father Hochbauer
Angel McFarland
Barbara
Melanie Two Eagle
Charlene
Amy Moore Davis
Nadine
Jessica White-Plume
Receptionist
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
Old Man at Headquarters
Julia Recountre
Old Woman at Headquarters
Mekashi Horinek
Young Man at Headquarters(as Mekasi Horinek)
Richard Swallow
Webster
Vic Camp
Webster's Friend
Mark J. Nelson
Codelle
Van Burnette
Driver Goon
Bob Faubert
Merle
Van Horse
Shotgun
Don Strong
Store Manager
Reno Lodge
Thief in Jail
Pato Hoffmann
Spencer
Mike Kenny
Jailer
Monty Bass
Raymond Yellow Thunder
Mark Barney
Hare Brother 1
Kevin Gusmano
Hare Brother 2
Norman Roach
Clyde Bellecourt
Carter Camp
A.I.M. Warrior
Tim Sampson
Pedro Bissonette
Lawrence Bayne
Russell Means
Gary Bullock
FBI Agent Ralney
Jake Walker
Sheriff in Gordon
Randall K. Brown
Archeology Student
Merritt Olsen
Archeology Professor (as Merritt Olson)
James Abourezk
District Attorney (as Senator James Abourezk)
Doreen Gardner
Sarah Bad Heart Bull
Richard Ray Whitman
Carter Camp (as Richard Whitman)
J. Miller Tobin
Sheriff in Custer
Choach Means
Ellen Moves Camp
Tamara Taylor
Reporter #1
Brian A. O'Meara
Reporter #2 (as Brian O'Meara)
Archie Little
Fools Crow
Lois Red Elk
Gladys Bissonette
Dora Hernandez
Woman at Calico (Elder)
Owen LeBeau
Buddy Lamont (as Owen Le Beau)
Scott Means
John Standing
Forrest O'Brien
Old Priest
Duane Chalmers
A.I.M. Warrior
Ari Sloane
Post Reporter
Grete Bodogaard Heikes
Der Stern Reporter
Robert Del Sesto
Dr. Pat
Michael Kneip
Federal Agent Richards
David Raushenberger
Federal Agent Perrini
Richard Dream Walker
Rocky Madrid
Irene Handren-Seals
Morningstar Clearwater
Steven P. Saeta
Federal Marshall (as Steve Saeta)
Jonathan Gill
Wovoka
Kathy Burnette
Annie Mae (as Kathy Burnett)
Bruce Ellison
Ken Tilsen
Claudette Sabor
Mrs. Lamont
Mary Olguin
Traditional Singer (as Mary Olquin)
Ron Beebe
Lawyer (uncredited)
Myra 'Dakota' Bown
Hippie (uncredited)
Carol Frazier
Press (uncredited)
Benny Gibson
Cavalry Soldier (uncredited)
George Marshall Ruge
(uncredited)
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