Off the Rez
Status:
Released
Production:
Hock Films
Aired:
2011-04-26
Off the Rez
The story of a Native American family in Oregon that leaves the reservation in pursuit of the American dream on behalf of one of their 8 children, a 16 year-old girl who is one of the best high school basketball players in the country. Four generations of strong Native American women from the Umatilla Nation struggle together to preserve their traditions with the unforgiving world of big-time American high school sports.
Documentary
Family
Characters
Shoni Schimmel
Self
Ceci Moses
Self - Shoni's Mom