Top 20 movies like Standing Silent Nation

Standing Silent Nation

When the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance separating industrial hemp from its illegal cousin, marijuana, Alex White Plume and his family glimpsed a brighter future. Having researched hemp as a sustainable crop that would grow in the inhospitable soil of the South Dakota Badlands, the White Plumes envisioned a new economy that would shrink the 85% unemployment rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They never dreamed they would find themselves swept up in a struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights, and common sense.

Standing Silent Nation is of 0 hour(s) and 53 minute(s). It is Produced By:  . It was released on 2007-01-01.

Genres: Documentary

1. Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

In Hillary's America, bestselling author and influential filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza reveals the sordid truth about Hillary Clinton and the secret history of the Democratic Party. This important and controversial film releases at a critical time leading up to the 2016 Presidential campaign and challenges the state of American politics.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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2. Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges (Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges)

Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

One minute film of Buffalo Bill's famous show.

It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.

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3. Danse indienne (Danse indienne)

Danse indienne

American Indians dancing.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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4. Taking Alcatraz

Taking Alcatraz

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as told by principal organizer, Adam Fortunate Eagle. The story unfolds through Fortunate Eagle's remembrances, archival newsreel footage and photographs.

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5. Júba Wajií­n. Resistencia en la montaña de Guerrero (Júba Wajií­n. Resistencia en la montaña de Guerrero)

Júba Wajií­n. Resistencia en la montaña de Guerrero

(Júba Wajií­n. Resistencia en la montaña de Guerrero)

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6. A Different American Dream

A Different American Dream

In North Dakota an Indian nation finds itself at a critical moment in its long history. The Three Affiliated Tribes face catastrophic damage to their land and culture as a result of the recent oil boom on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

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7. Neurons to Nirvana

Neurons to Nirvana

Through interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, Neurons to Nirvana explores the history of four powerful psychedelic substances and their previously established medicinal potential. Strictly focusing on the science and medicinal properties of these drugs, Neurons to Nirvana looks into why our society has created such a social and political bias against even allowing research to continue the exploration of any possible positive effects they can present in treating some of today's most challenging afflictions.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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8. Inside: Medical Marijuana

Inside: Medical Marijuana

In Northern California's Emerald Triangle, more than two thirds of the population are employed, in one way or another, by the marijuana business. Meet the rabbi aiming to open Washington DC’s first medical marijuana dispensary. As we follow the players and the pot into this brave new world, examine the myths and the science behind cannabis' purported medicinal properties. Is it worthless, a cure-all, or somewhere in between?

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9. Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe

Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe

"Without a Whisper" is the untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. Mohawk Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner shake the foundation of the established history of the women’s rights movement in the United States. They join forces on a journey to shed light on the hidden history of the influence of Haudenosaunee Women on the women’s rights movement, possibly changing this historical narrative forever.

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10. Use Your Eyes

Use Your Eyes

“Use Your Eyes” is a police training film produced by the Alhambra Police Department, California, in 1970. It is intended to demonstrate to police officers how to search a residence for evidence of marijuana use, and what rights they have to search the property once certain prima facia evidence is established.

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11. Narcotics, Why Not?

Narcotics, Why Not?

This film presents a series of extemporaneous interviews with teenagers and young adults who have taken narcotics for "kicks," "association," or "curiosity." Residents of the California Rehabilitation Center relate how they were introduced to narcotics, why they wished they had not used drugs or narcotics, and what the future holds for them. Film is shot in Hollywood, Calif.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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12. Woodstock

Woodstock

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

It has an average vote of 7.527 on TMDB.

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13. The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

This short documentary tells the story of the life and legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, an Omaha woman who became the first Native American physician.

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14. Dawnland

Dawnland

They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their identities. Can reconciliation help heal the scars from childhoods lost? "Dawnland" is the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the US through the nation's first-ever government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission, which investigated the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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15. Super High Me

Super High Me

Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days. More than just an amusing story of one man's quest to get superhigh, this documentary also examines the hotly contested debate over medical marijuana use.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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16. Buffalo Soldiers, Victorio and Manifest Destiny

Buffalo Soldiers, Victorio and Manifest Destiny

A little-known story of the Indian Wars involves the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the conquest of the Apache tribes.

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17. Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

African American soldiers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries faced discrimination and segregation, yet many still chose to fight for their country.

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18. Two Spirits

Two Spirits

Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

It has an average vote of 4.833 on TMDB.

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19. American Interior

American Interior

Two men. Two quests. Two centuries apart. Four ways to experience the search for a lost tribe. Film. Book. Album. App.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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20. Mr. Untouchable

Mr. Untouchable

The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord. Follow his life story from his rough childhood to the last days of his life.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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