By Blood

Name: By Blood
Director: Marcos C. Barbery
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-10-18
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 5.0

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★ 5.0

Documentary

American Indians of African descent, or Freedmen, battle their own tribes and the federal government to regain their tribal citizenship. Witness how indigenous American Indian tribes, their minority members, and surrounding communities are confronting racism and intolerance.

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