Published Tuesday May 19, 2009
On Monday May 18, 2009 the General Affairs Committee of the Nebraska Legislature introduced a resolution (LR199) to hold an “interim study to examine [and] review the situation in Whiteclay, Nebraska.”
Find the text copy of LR199 (in pdf format) at the Nebraska Legislature website.
Published Wednesday May 13, 2009
BY BRETT ELLIS
FREMONT TRIBUNE
When Mark Vasina first agreed to do a documentary about the problems in Whiteclay and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, he thought he would be finished within a year.
Instead, Vasina spent five years shooting footage for the film “The Battle for Whiteclay.” (more…)
Posted Tuesday May 5, 2009
BY NANCY MITCHELL
PSLweb.org
Film showings document struggle for self determination
On April 28, an overflow crowd packed a coffee shop screening of “Battle for Whiteclay,” hosted by the South Dakota ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). The film documents the struggle of the residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and their allies to shut down four predatory liquor stores across the border in Whiteclay, Neb. It features Native American activists Frank LaMere, Duane Martin, Sr. and Russell Means. (more…)
Published Monday May 4, 2009
Midland Lutheran College will show the documentary film “The Battle for Whiteclay” Thursday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the college’s Olson Student Center.
The screening will be followed by a question and answer period with Native American activist Frank LaMere and filmmaker Mark Vasina. (more…)
Published Monday May 4, 2009
SIOUX FALLS ARGUS LEADER
A documentary chronicling alcohol sales in Whiteclay, Neb., and its effect on the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday at Black Sheep Coffee House, 3720 N. Cliff Ave. (more…)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nancy Gillis, John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, 402/648-3388
As part of this year’s theme of “Neihardt and 21st Century Native Realities,” the Neihardt State Historic Site is pleased to present the documentary film The Battle for Whiteclay on Friday, May 8th at 6:30 P.M. (more…)
South Dakota ANSWER Film Series
The Battle for Whiteclay
Thursday, May 7 – 6:00PM
Black Sheep Coffee House
3720 N. Cliff Ave.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
We are proud to present an encore of The Battle For Whiteclay at the Benson Road and North Cliff Location of Black Sheep on Thursday May 7th! (more…)