Saksanica - Broadcast May 11, 2022
Award-winning filmmaker Leya Hale traces the traditions underlying the dress making culture of Lakota and Dakota communities. Saksanica features interviews with Gaby Strong, Pejuta Haka Red Eagle, Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan, Leah Thomas, Marcy Fiddler and Lonna Stevens as they discuss the materials, hand craft, adornments and cultural heritage contained within traditional Dakota and Lakota women’s dresses.
“De nína wa š téwadake. Ta ŋ yá ŋ e č hánu ŋ Leya!!!” - Elizabeth Cates
“I loved the connections made between art, love of place, and our responsibility of acknowledging land and water.” – Viewer Comment
“Wonderful film about art, resilience and respect.” - Viewer Comment
MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
LEGACY REPORTING: JULY 1, 2021 – JUNE 30, 2022
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