PBS: WE SHALL REMAIN
This is a bulletin to let all the "Friends of Native America" know about a special TV series that started last Monday evening. Astounding accounts, part documentary and part re-enactments, of significant American Indian History across our nation. As an expert on photographing Native America, Marilyn Angel Wynn of Nativestock Pictures said, "so far from what I have seen from this first episode along with other programing clips, the films are all extraordinary and accurate. I highly recommend this series if you have any interest at all in US history and America's First Nations".
This remarkable television premiere on PBS titled "WE SHALL REMAIN" on the American Heritage program. This special 5 part series titled of WE SHALL REMAIN is a provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. The not-to-be-missed episodes and show dates are:
Episode 1 April 13 After the Mayflower
In 1621, the Wampanoag 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
Episode 2 April 20 Tecumseh's Vision
In 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.
Episode 3 April 27 Trail of Tears
Though 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.
Episode 4 May 4 Geronimo
As 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.
Episode 5 May 11 Wounded Knee
In 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.
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