The Acclaimed Sequel to Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain
TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH
Narrated by Robert Redford
Produced and Directed by Joel L. Freedman

	Winner -	C.I.N.E Golden Eagle
	Winner -	Best Documentary and Best of Festival The Aveda US Environmental Film Festival
	Winner -	Silver Plaque Chicago International Film Festival
	Winner -	Silver Apple National Education Association Film and Video Festival
	Winner -	The EarthPeace International Film Festival

Honored at the Munich International Film Festival Honored at the Sundance International Film Festival A McArthur Foundation Library Video Project Selection Broadcast Nationwide (U.S.A.) on The Discovery Channel, Canada + many countries around the world

TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH "The Dann sisters, Carrie and Mary, are Western Shoshone Indians fighting to keep the government from seizing their ancestral land and conducting nuclear tests there. At stake are 24 million acres and the survival of an ancient people. TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH, Joel L. Freedman’s powerful sequel to the acclaimed BROKEN TREATY AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN, is a gripping account of the continuing battle between Native Americans and the U.S. Government. The Dann sisters are heroines with deep convictions rooted in their history and oral traditions. Their intelligence towers over the faint attempts by government attorneys to overwhelm them with jargon. The film is a deeply personal portrait of the traditional Shoshone people as they hunt, gather, and pray - and as they demonstrate their ties to the land in an extraordinary confrontation at the Nevada nuclear test site. Just as the sisters are driven by their traditional Indian belief that land is life, spiritually and economically, the life of MOTHER EARTH lies in that land, photographed in all its majesty." -Alberto Garcia Director, Sundance United States Film Festival 60 minutes; Color

"A gripping, contemporary story of the Western Shoshone peoples fight to save Indian ancestral lands from illegal seizure and nuclear destruction." - National Congress of American Indian

"Inspiring… brings to the fore a conflict that in its political and ecological concerns seems both age old and up-to-the minute." - Peter Ranler, Los Angeles Times

"An excellent powerful production… a stunningly good show." - Hugh Downs, 20/20 ABC

"A moving, clear presentation of a complex subject, and recommended viewing…" - Jeff Clark, Film Library Journal

"Unforgettable visual images and highly informative work… an exceptional and powerful film." - National Museum of the American Indian Center

"Moving...politically potent...moves one to tears." - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

"Hard hitting and gripping...unforgettable imagery," - The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"The fight goes on, and the film is a potent, visually striking plea for justice." - PLAYBOY

"A compelling documentary...a fascinating look at American greed and its devastating impact on American Indians...and the chilling horror of underground nuclear tests rippling the desert." - THE BERGEN RECORD

"So you think there are no more great adventure stories out of the American West...an unassuming, but superbly crafted film to jostle you out of those late century blues" - Denver International Film Festival --ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

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To learn more about the western Shoshone please contact: The Western Shoshone Defense Project P.O. Box 211106 Crescent Valley, Nevada 89821

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