Warrior Women (2018)

Through the figure of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk this inspiring film traces the untold story of countless Native American women struggling for their peoples civil rights Spanning several decades Christina D King and Elizabeth A Castles documentary charts Thunder Hawks lifelong commitment from her early involvement in the American Indian Movement AIM to her pivotal role in the founding of Women of All Red Nations to her heartening presence at Standing Rock alongside thousands protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline She passed her dedication and hunger for change to her daughter Marcy even if that often meant feeling like comradesinarms more than mother and child Through rare archival materialincluding amazing footage of AIMs occupation of Wounded Kneeand an Indigenous style of circular storytelling Warrior Women rekindles the memories and legacy of the Red Power movements matriarchs