FESTIVAL PREMIERE
The Last Wintercount
Director: Sheldon P Wolfchild
A lineal descendant of Dakota chiefs tells a “Wintercount” of true Mdewakanton Sioux history, including the true cause of the U.S.-Dakota war, deceit and corruption in Minnesota and the little known story of a Reservation the U.S. government tried to hide from its benefactors for over 100 years.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Sheldon P Wolfchild
Writer
Tom Smith, Mark Diedrich
Producer
Sheldon Wolfchild, Tom Smith
Key Cast
Joe Bendickson, Craig Johnson, Richard Reeder, Brian Weiss, Don Hanlon, Dylan Jubera, Rachel Cathey, Bill Weiss, Bill Konrardy
DIRECTORS BIO
Sheldon Wolfchild is a Sundancer and Mdewakanton Sioux Elder from Morton reservation. This is his third feature-length documentary, which he completed in 2026. He has appeared in productions as varied as ‘Sesame Street’ in 1975, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, ‘A Miracle in the Wilderness’, ‘Dances with Wolves’ and most recently ‘The English’ produced by Emily Blunt. Sheldon attended the Institute of American Arts in Santa Fe, and the Ray Vogue School of Design in Chicago focusing on stone sculpture. His passion for unmasking the truth through film is fueled by his deep love for Mother Earth, his children, grandchildren and all Native people so they can be recognized and honored in their true and proud identity as Native Americans.
