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The interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.
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Jojo Bapteise Whiting LaDainian Crazy Thunder Robert Stover Ashley Shelton Iona Red Bear Ta-Yamni Long Black Cat Wilma Colhof Jeremy Corbin Cottier Woodrow Lone Elk Sprague Hollander Jesse Schmockel Stanley Good Voice Elk Steven Yellow Hawk Jen Mesteth Wasose Garcia Wakinyan Long Black Cat Macario Long Black Cat Jessica Poor Bear Jonathan Center Manuel Garcia Xavier Big Crow Jennifer Yellow Bull Jordan Robinson Schaevon Brewer Franklin Sioux Bob Sharay Brewer Darrell Martin Nenah Mesteth Peter Hill Taysha Ecoffey Persayag Parker Anjeliq Aurora Art Ecoffey Sr. Teressa Shangreaux Colhoff Cole Glade Sr. Rob Stover Ezekiel Pourier
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