Savagery and the American Indian [videorecording] / a BBC-TV production in association with Lionheart Television International ; written by James Wilson, Ken Kirby ; produced by Ken Kirby.
Originally broadcast on the television series Timewatch in 1991. Narrated by Andrew Sachs.
Contents:
pt. 1. Wilderness (51 min.) -- pt. 2. Civilization (50 min.).
Summary:
Describes the impact of white settlement on the American Indian. Part 1 covers the period from 1620-1890 when the Indian population had fallen from 5 million to 250,000. Traces the expansion of white settlement; the resultant depletion of the native peoples and the way in which contemporaries recorded the events. Part 2 traces developments since 1890 when the Indian reservations were established and the residual tribes were compulsorily moved into them. The program talks of the native peoples efforts to retain more of their own culture in the face government endeavors to assimilate them, and the resultant cultural and social problems.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)43813554
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)
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