Lower Sioux 2 – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: Lower Sioux 2
Year: 1979
Duration: 0:23:28
Director: unknown
Establishing Shot: Ruben H. St. Clair sitting in his kitchen on the Lower Sioux Indian Community reservation.
Other: The Lower Sioux Indian Community was established and named in 1851. After its establishment throughout the 1850s the United States violated treaties and made unfair or late annuity payments causing extreme hardships and starvation. Not the only reason, but surely a main factor in the Battle of the Lower Sioux Agency, which led to the Dakota War of 1862. Research on these tragedies will help to contextualize the political talks in this interview. The history of the Lower Sioux in Minnesota informs the community’s present and how the community sees its future.

Peoples: Sioux

Tribes: Sioux