Sunday evening television.

[Pamela Munro]

I went to a screening of a 2-hour version of the miniseries last month
(the interim director of our American Indian Studies Center, Hanay
Geiogamah (a Kiowa professor of Theater Arts), was involved with the
production, and we heard a discussion by Halmi and a number of the stars
afterwards). My husband and I both enjoyed the film quite a lot. Some
aspects of the main plot are a bit predictable, I guess, but the acting
is very good and it's certainly the most Indian actors you'll see on
mainstream TV for a while. I don't recall much Indian language in it --
but it's a nice concept; we recommend it. The stories are not just
Lakhota, but also Kiowa, Mohawk, and a number of others.

Pam

R. Rankin wrote:

>I see that ABC television is advertising a TV movie entitled "Dream Keeper" for
>this evening.  I don't know if it will contain any spoken Lakota or even if the
>stories will be accurate.  But unless you want to watch "Die Hard" for the third
>time, this may be the best bet for the evening.  The ABC trailer for the movie
>reads:  "While driving through South Dakota, a Lakota recounts legends and
>stories to a 16-year-old."  One of the Hollywood reviewers writing for the local
>paper here yesterday liked it.
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>Bob
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