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The State of Nebraska’s refusal to halt alcohol sales to the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from its border town of Whiteclay gets an in-depth look in this new documentary about a century-old problem. Four off-sale beer stores in this 14-person hamlet sell over 11,000 cans of beer a day to an Indian clientele with virtually no legal place to drink it. Struggling with crippling poverty and epidemic alcohol abuse that afflicts 4 out of 5 families, the Oglala Sioux Tribe has for decades banned the sale and possession of alcohol on their reservation.
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The Battle for Whiteclay Cast & Crew
| Production Company: | |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Language: | English |
| Runtime: | 113 |
| Adult: | No |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Website: | null |
| Release date: | 2008-01-02 |