''Superchief'' is a 1999

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by Nick Kurzon, that is about a campaign and election for a new

White Earth Nation The White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, also called the White Earth Nation ( oj, Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, "People from where there is an abundance of white clay"), is a federally recognized Native American band located ...

tribal chairman for the White Earth Ojibwe Reservation. Its running time is 72 minutes. The film was screened at the Los Angeles

AFI Film Festival The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leade ...

. Its television debut was on the HBO Signature channel.

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''Documentary Educational Resources'' website American documentary films Documentary films about elections Documentary films about Native Americans Ojibwe culture Films shot in Minnesota Films set in Minnesota 1999 documentary films {{poli-documentary-film-stub