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The thick dark fog / a film by Randy Vasquez ; written and edited by Paul Freedman ; produced by Jonathan Skurnik, Randy Vasquez ; directed by Randy Vasquez ; a co-production of High Valley Productions and Native American Public Telecommunications.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Littlemoon, Walter, 1942-.
- Littlemoon, Walter.
- Off-reservation boarding schools--South Dakota--History--20th century.
- Off-reservation boarding schools.
- Indians of North America--Education--History--20th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Social conditions--20th century.
- Native language and education--United States--History--20th century.
- Native language and education.
- Indians of North America--Education.
- Indians of North America--Social conditions.
- South Dakota.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1online resource (1 video file (57 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, NY ]: New Day Films, [2013]
- Language Note:
- Dialog in English with English closed captioning for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to "kill the Indian and save the man." The children were not allowed to be Indians - to speak their language or express their culture or native identity in any way at the risk of being severely beaten, humiliated or abused. What effects did these actions cause? Many Native people, like Walter, lived with this unresolved trauma into adulthood, acting it out through alcoholism and domestic violence. At age 58, Walter decided to write and publish his memoirs as a way to explain his past abusive behaviors to his estranged children. But dealing with the memories of his boarding school days nearly put an end to the project. "The Thick Dark Fog" tells the story of how Walter confronted the "thick dark fog" of his past so that he could heal himself and his community.
- Participant:
- With Walter Littlemoon, Jane Ridgway, Philomine Lakota, Chris Eaglehawk, Willeta Dolphus, Jayne Shorin, Kevin Gover.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Kahlil Hudson ; composer, Kathryn Bostic ; additional music and songs, Adrian Cross (Plains Cree).
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 15, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1340084973
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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