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The Bears on Pine Ridge
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The Bears on Pine Ridge

Nov 18, 2022
1h 55m
★ 0.0

Overview

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has declared a “State of Emergency”, after an outbreak of youth suicides has devastated the community. Due to a lack of Federal assistance, residents have taken prevention efforts into their own hands. A tenacious Oglala Lakota elder takes charge, rallying the community to get involved, while empowering a resilient young group of suicide survivors to band together to help raise awareness.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Vision Maker Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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