Synopsis
It's been seven years since the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs have won a state championship in basketball. For most schools, this is a rather unremarkable statistic. But for the inhabitants of the Wind River Indian Reservation, who have experienced a century and a half of injustice, basketball is a form of empowerment, self-expression, and access to the world outside "the Rez." By using basketball as a vehicle, CHIEFS explores what it means to grow up Native American at the turn of the 21st century.
Chiefs (2002) is a 1h 28min documentary feature film by Daniel Junge. It's been seven years since the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs have won a state championship in basketball.
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Festival History
- Tribeca Film Festival 2002 generic ★ Best Documentary Feature
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | January 1, 2002 |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt0369086 |
| TMDB | 253086 |
Additional data: TMDB.
