Nowa Cumig : The Drum Will Never Stop
This is the story of Dennis Banks, and his movement for peace. Written and directed by a young filmmaker who followed him on the Longest Walk 2, to Japan and around the U.S., the film explores the life of Nowa Cumig (Dennis' Ojibwe name) as the singer, the walker, the grandfather, and the revolution leader. The film tells the story of his friendship with Buddhist monks, musicians and revolutionaries, their lifelong partnerships in peace and anti-nuclear walks worldwide; it tells the story of the Hopi Prophecy, and the three Longest Walks. It tells the story of those whose lives were changed by the beat of his drum; it tells the story of a people whose drum will never stop.
This trailer (3 minutes) gives a preview of one of the main events featured in 'Nowa Cumig: The Drum Will Never Stop' : The Longest Walk. It contains footage from the historical 1978 Longest Walk and the 2008 Longest Walk, which carried on the message of indigenous rights, sacred sites protection and environmental preservation. A group of AIMsters, activists, Buddhist monks and youth of all tribes and walks of life marched from San Francisco to Washington D.C., over the course of 5 months.