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Long Knife

Before Scorsese’s film, before Grann’s book, there was a poem
Elise Paschen reads Wi’-gi-e, the inspiration for Killers of the Flower Moon

Osage poet Elise Paschen reads “Wi’-gi-e”, the poem which inspired the title of the book and film, Killers of the Flower Moon. We filmed her special reading of the poem which she dedicates to Lily Gladstone who portrays Osage Native Mollie Burkhart in …… 

Read More…Before Scorsese’s film, before Grann’s book, there was a poem
Elise Paschen reads Wi’-gi-e, the inspiration for Killers of the Flower Moon