Anancient,Native,matriarchalsocietyhasbeenupendedbycenturiesofgenocideandcolonialism.Thishasresultedinculturallysabotagedandisolatedcommunitiesthatareinaconstantstruggletosavewhatremainsoftheirsacredidentity.TheLakotawomenlivingonthePineRidgeandRosebudIndianReservationsinSouthDakota,arerisingupagainsttheforcesthatcontinuetosuppressthem.Bypreservingandprotectingtheirancestralvaluesandwisdom,theyprovideasourceofhopetotheirpeople.