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Wall Street Journal
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Sitting Bull' Review: History Channel's Lessons on a Leader
One of the refreshing things about 'Sitting Bull,' the History Channel's two-night, four-hour documentary on the Sioux leader, is its attempt at some kind of balance amid the hosannas. The show is a fairly underpopulated, re-enactment-heavy production; Michael Spears, who plays Sitting Bull, bears a passing resemblance to actor Jon Hamm and thus suggests the CEO of Oglala Enterprises Ltd. The program does make clear the injustices done to Native Americans—the broken treaties, hypocrisy, greed and the slaughter of the bison in pursuit of Indian starvation. It features much indigenous input. And yet no one is nominated for sainthood. As noted by one expert among the many interviewed here, the Lakota (Sitting Bull's group among the Sioux people) never read Sun Tzu. Yet they were fluent in the art of war. Why? Because tribes became experts in military strategy fighting each other (the Lakota vs. the Crow, for example). They were capable of atrocities. Wholesale slaughter. Their own brand of cruelty, however it might have been provoked. This doesn't ameliorate the ultimate tragedies at hand. It further humanizes the story of a people and a leader whose devotion to duty, honor and tribe should have been the values of the U.S.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Relatives seek justice for missing and murdered relatives
The ICT Newscast for Friday, May 16, 2025, features stories about a missing government website, plus news from the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Plus, an honor for a Passamaquoddy culture bearer. Check out the ICT Newscast on YouTube for this episode and more. In Wisconsin, a rally at the State Capitol spotlighted the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, with families and advocates calling for action. A two-night documentary premieres May 27 on the History Channel. It features Michael Spears as legendary Lakota leader Sitting Bull. Geoffrey Roth, Vice Chair of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, shares insights as the forum wraps up its work on global Indigenous rights. Erica Moore is the new president of Sinte Gleska University, leading the tribal college on the Rosebud Reservation into its next chapter. In Maine, culture bearer Dwayne Tomah was honored at a university commencement, highlighting Indigenous knowledge and language revitalization. View previous ICT broadcasts here every week for the latest news from around Indian Country. ICT is owned by IndiJ Public Media, a nonprofit news organization. Will you support our work? All of our content is free. There are no subscriptions or costs. Support ICT for as little as $10 or less.. Sign up for ICT's free newsletter.
