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- S1 E1 - After the MayflowerApril 12, 20091 h 16 minIn 1621, Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags of New England, negotiated a treaty with Pilgrim settlers. A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English and a confederation of Indians, this diplomatic gamble seemed to have been a grave miscalculation.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E2 - Tecumseh's VisionApril 19, 20091 h 24 minIn the course of his brief and meteoric career, Tecumseh would become one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time, orchestrating the most ambitious pan-Indian resistance movement ever mounted on the North American continent. After his death he would live on as a potent symbol of Native pride and pan-Indian identity.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E3 - Trail of TearsApril 26, 20091 h 14 minThough the Cherokee embraced "civilization" and won recognition of tribal sovereignty in the U.S. Supreme Court, their resistance to removal from their homeland failed. Thousands were forced on a perilous march to Oklahoma.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E4 - GeronimoMay 3, 20091 h 16 minAs the leader of the last Native American fighting force to capitulate to the U.S. government, Geronimo was seen by some as the perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties, while to others he was the embodiment of proud resistance.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E5 - Wounded KneeMay 10, 20091 h 18 minIn 1973, American Indian Movement activists and residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation occupied the town of Wounded Knee, demanding redress for grievances. As a result of the siege, Indians across the country forged a new path into the future.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
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- Mark SamelsSharon GrimbergCathleen O'ConnellMark ZwonitzerSusan BellowsBonnie LafaveMary RecineRic BurnsRob RapleyDustinn CraigSarah ColtJulianna BrannumMarcia SmithStanley Nelson
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- Benjamin BrattAnnawon WeedenMarcos AkiatenNicholas IronsBilly MerastyDwier BrownMichael GreyeyesCarla-Rae HollandEmily PodleskiFreddy DouglasJosh BlaylockWes StudiWesley FrenchWill Finley
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