Tag: The Boxers of Brule

The Boxers of Brule

In the wake of her best friend’s suicide, a young Sičháŋǧu Lakota woman creates a girls’ boxing team to heal through sport, sisterhood, and tradition. Shaionna leads the squad of sassy pre-teens to face the challenges of the reservation with relentless humor and slushy-stained smiles, fighting her own battle with addiction all the while.