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The Cherokee Word for Water is a 2013 American drama film directed by Tim Kelly and Charlie Soap. Starring Kimberly Guerrero and Mo Brings Plenty in the lead roles, the film portrays the efforts of activist and future Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller to create a stable water supply to Bell, Oklahoma.
The Cherokee Word for Water is based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project. The feature film is set in the early 1980s in a rural Oklahoma Cherokee community where many houses lacked running water.
The Cherokee Word for Water: Directed by Tim Kelly, Charlie Soap. With Kimberly Guerrero, Mo Brings Plenty, Steve Reevis, Darryl Tonemah. The work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern female Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
- (69)
- Drama
- Tim Kelly, Charlie Soap
- 2013
The movie is told from the perspective of Wilma Mankiller and full-blood Cherokee organizer Charlie Soap who join forces to battle opposition and build a 16-mile waterline system using a community of volunteers.
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- Tim Kelly, Charlie Soap
- PG
- 4
The Cherokee Word for Water is a feature-length motion picture that tells the story of the work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern female Chief of the...
The Cherokee Word for Water is a feature-length motion picture that tells the story of the work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern female Ch...
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25 nov 2015 · SAN FRANCISCO -- The movie "The Cherokee Word for Water" has been voted the top American Indian film of the past 40 years in a survey conducted by the American Indian Film Institute. The movie was honored with a special screening Nov. 9 at the 40th annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco. It will also be available ...
