The Lost Spirits (2009) [N/A]
Written by:
Ben Avishai
Directed by:
Charles George Barron, Eric Paul Maryea
Release Date:
January 1, 2009
Original Title:
The Lost Spirits
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
MaryEa Media Productions
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 53
The last surviving Native Americans on Long Island are the focus of The Lost Spirits. The film chronicles their struggles as an indigenous people to maintain their identity amidst relentless modernization and a heartless bureaucracy.
The Lost Spirits is a documentary following the lives of a Native American family living in Queens, New York. In recent years, many conflicts have plagued their tribe and stirred up controversy within the town. It began with the removal of their family cemetery to build a road in the 1930's. The artifacts and burial items mysteriously went missing. The acres of land they used to own was snatched by the government for back taxes, and the remaining land is landlocked by the surrounding owners. The Barron family, members of the Matinecock and Montaukett tribes, could never seem to get their voices heard. This film is to show people who they are, what happened in their lives, and the future of American Indians in Little Neck, New York.
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