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Off the Rez
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Title: Off the Rez

Release Date: 26 Apr 2011

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Documentary, Family

Director: Hock Films, Milojo Productions

Production Companies: Hock Films, Milojo Productions

Overview: The story of a Native American family in Oregon that leaves the reservation in pursuit of the American dream on behalf of one of their 8 children, a 16 year-old girl who is one of the best high school basketball players in the country. Four generations of strong Native American women from the Umatilla Nation struggle together to preserve their traditions with the unforgiving world of big-time American high school sports.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Shoni Schimmel
  • Self - Shoni's Mom: Ceci Moses
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