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Film "The Battle for Whiteclay" on Native American struggle today
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Thursday December 03
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Location Details:
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ATA, 992 Valencia at 21st St. near 24th St. BART
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Event Type:
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Screening
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| Contact Name | ANSWER Coalition |
| Email Address | answer [at] answersf.org |
| Phone Number | 415-821-6545 |
| Address | ANSWER office: 2489 Mission St. #24 |
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Film Showing & Discussion
“The Battle for Whiteclay”
With an introduction by Tony Gonzales from the American Indian Movement.
The State of Nebraska’s refusal to halt alcohol sales to the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from its border town of Whiteclay gets an in-depth look in this documentary about a century-old problem. Four off-sale beer stores in this 14-person hamlet sell over 11,000 cans of beer a day to an Indian clientele with virtually no legal place to drink it. Struggling with crippling poverty and epidemic alcohol abuse that afflicts 4 out of 5 families, the Oglala Sioux Tribe has for decades banned the sale and possession of alcohol on their reservation.
"The Battle for Whiteclay" follows Indian activists through the streets of Whiteclay to the halls of Nebraska’s State Capitol in their efforts to end alcohol sales in the place many have dubbed “skid row on the prairie.” Here is an inside look at an important contemporary conflict pitting American Indian rights against state and local governments in the United States. 2008, 113min.
$6 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
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