Pyramid Lake Is Dying

The second of John Pilger’s three 1976 documentaries made in the United States. In Pyramid Lake Is Dying, he reports on the demise in the culture of native Americans and the stealing of their resources. Pyramid Lake, in Nevada, home to the Paiute peoples and once described as “one of the few remaining unspoiled natural wonders in the American West”, is drying up and its fisheries and wildlife disappearing due to changes to the local ecology made by white settlers. In addition to their natural resources, the Paiute peoples' culture and lifestyle are also under threat.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

26 minutes

Year:

1976

Director:

Richard Marquand

Cast:
John Pilger

Crew:
Richard Marquand

Producer

Richard Creasey

Producer

Richard Marquand

Director