Sitting Bull's Voice

Sitting Bull's Voice is a 2013 documentary film by Bill Matson, narrated by John Thorpe, and story by Ernie Lapointe. The film documents the life of Ernie LaPointe, the great-grandson of Hunkpapa Lakota chief, Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotake).

The film examines LaPointe's life from childhood through his struggles overcoming alcohol and marijuana addiction related to PTSD while homeless. As part of his recovery, LaPointe describes his embrace of his Native American culture and the spiritual ways of his ancestors, along with his quest to become the authoritative voice for Sitting Bull.

Accolades

The film has been shown at 10 film festivals, winning four awards and two Best Film awards. In January 2013 the San Pedro International Film Festival in San Pedro, California honored it with the Best Documentary Award; in 2014 the film received the Best Native American Feature Award from the Indie Spirit Film festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and at the last festival in January, 2015 the film received the 2015 Best Picture-Documentary-Feature Honorable Mention Award (Second Place) at the Flathead Lake International Film Festival in Polson, Montana.

External links

• "Sitting Bull's Voice by Bill Matson". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
• "Sitting Bull Voice". Rednationfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
• "Opening Night Feature Film "Sitting Bulls Voice"". Indie Spirit Film Festival. 2014-09-27. Archived from the original on 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
• Full credits at IMDb.com
• Mulson, Jen (31 March 2016). "One Nation Film Festival in Colorado Springs focuses on Native American and global indigenous issues". Gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.