We shall remain : America through native eyes / executive producer, Sharon Grimberg ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; WGBH-Boston ; an American Experience film ; in association with Apograph Productions Inc., Tecumseh LLC and Native American Public Telecommunications.
They were charismatic and forward thinking, imaginative and courageous, compassionate and resolute, and, at times, arrogant, vengeful and reckless. For hundreds of years, Native American leaders from Massasoit, Tecumseh, and Tenskwatawa, to Major Ridge, Geronimo, and Fools Crow valiantly resisted ex...
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| Language: | English Algonquian (Other) |
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Algonquian (Other) |
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In English with some Nipmuc (Algonquian dialect) with some subtitles in English ; Closed-captioning for the main feature only. |
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[Alexandria, Va.] :
[Distributed by] PBS Home Video,
[2009], ©2009.
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| Edition: | Widescreen format. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (394 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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They were charismatic and forward thinking, imaginative and courageous, compassionate and resolute, and, at times, arrogant, vengeful and reckless. For hundreds of years, Native American leaders from Massasoit, Tecumseh, and Tenskwatawa, to Major Ridge, Geronimo, and Fools Crow valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and fought the extinction of their culture. Sometimes, their strategies were militaristic, but more often they were diplomatic, spiritual, legal and political ... These five documentaries spanning almost four hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective, upending two-dimensional stereotypes of American Indians as simply ferocious warriors or peaceable lovers of the land. |
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| Note: | Includes all 5 episodes. Collective title from set container. DVD menu does not offer closed caption option. Originally produced as 5 documentary films in 2009 for the PBS television program American experience. Special features (disc 1, 88 min.): 4 "ReelNative" films by Native American filmmakers (21 min. total) including "Hill high low" by Michael David Little, "A freeway Christmas" by Rebecca Nelson, "Untitled" by Courtney Leonard, "Hope for bigger than 16 seconds" by Keely Curliss ; "PBS previews 'We shall remain'" (26 min.); 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes (8 min. total); 3 "Native Now" films about Native American issues (25 min. total); "'We shall remain' signature image" featurette (3 min.); deleted scene from "Tecumseh's vision" (5 min.). DVD-ROM features (disc 1, PDF): episode-by-episode teachers' guide ([51] pages total); "An event kit for libraries" ([15] pages). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CT4 D0107890 VideoDVD E77 .W47 2009 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 0793670268 9780793670260 |
| Credits: | Principal photography, Paul Goldsmith ; additional cinematography, Michael Chin, Dustinn Craig, Stephen McCarthy, Allen Moore, Eddie Marritz ; edited by John Chimples, William A. Anderson, Aljernon Tunsil, Lillian Benson, Li-Shin Yu, Penny Elliott Hays ; music by John Kusiak. |
| System Details: | DVD in widescreen presentation enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions ; NTSC ; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. DVD-ROM system requirements: computer with a DVD-ROM drive ; Adobe Acrobat Reader software. |
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Narrator, Benjamin Bratt ; reenactors for After the Mayflower: Marcos Akiaten, Nicholas Irons, Annawon Weeden ; reenactors for Tecumseh's vision: Billy Merasty, Michael Greyeyes, Dwier Brown ; reenactors for Trail of Tears: Wes Studi, Freddy Douglas, Josh Blaylock, Will Finley, Wesley French, Carla-Rae Holland, Emily Podleski. |