Reviews
"Killsback tells this story from the people's perspective, offering a tribal view that would have been impossible to capture from the outside looking in. The movie is an inspiring story of survival and reveals the hope for positive change." Steve Delgado (UANews)
"The film adheres to a Ken Burns-style documentary format. It relies upon breath-taking landscape shots and captivating period photographs, along with a haunting traditional music score to set the mood and establish its themes." Luke Powers (Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources
)
International Premiere - Parliament of the World's Religions (Melbourne, AUS)
December 3-9, 2009 - The Parliament meets every five years and showcases a select number of films related to spirituality.
Part I: Prophet Sweet Medicine
The Original Warrior Societies and Cheyenne Council of Forty Four Chiefs allowed for leadership to center on enlightenment.
Part II: Warriors on the Reservation
After wars with the United States Army, the Northern Cheyenne were forced onto a reservation where Sweet Medicine's Prophecies were eventually fulfilled.
Part III: Modern Warriors and Chiefs
The new generation of leaders understand the problems of colonization. Their efforts to change the long-lasting effects of war, reservation, and colonization are met with resistance from their own people.
Part IV: The Chiefs' Prophecy
Leadership is sacred and involves knowledge of indigenous philosophies. Political change can only occur after spiritual change. The Chiefs' Prophecy refers to a story/prophecy belonging to and owned collectively by the Northern Cheyenne Chiefs.
