Film

Medicine Woman

2016 · 57m · Documentary

The Story of America's First Native Medical Doctor

America's first Native doctor, Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915) studied medicine at a time when few women dared. She graduated first in her class and returned home to serve as doctor to her Omaha tribe. During this heartbreaking and violent time she never gave up hope. The reverberations from her shattered world continue today as Native Americans suffer from alarming rates of disease, suicide and mental illness. Like Susan, these modern day medicine women from the Omaha, Lakota and Navajo tribes are fighting a war and sharing a confident, even joyful, approach to the work of healing.

Irene Bedard

Voice of Doctor Picotte (voice)

Joy Harjo

Self - Narrator (voice)

• Christine LesiakDirector · Writer · Producer
• Princella P. RedCornProducer · Director
• Patrick AylwardDirector of Photography · Editor

Medicine Woman (Trailer)

Release date

August 12, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

57m

Genres

Documentary