500 Nations | Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison

500 Nations | Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison | Excellent Overview of Indian History

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500 Nations

	500 Nations Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison Warner Home Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

awesome

This was a very well executed film series and the music is great. The truth is a wonderful thing.

Excellent Overview of Indian History

I teach a college course on Native American history. This DVD has been a very good visual supplement to my class. It covers a wide span of history and uses many primary sources. "500 Nations" covers the origins of Indians in North America through the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee.

A Need To Continue

The DVD Series 500 Nations is an excellent educational series, it shows a very good background history of the plight of the Native peoples of the Americas. From the time of Cahokia, and Mayans, Aztecs,and the Incas. It gives a look into the way that the natives were treated by the Spanish and Portugese Invaders and the true story of Columbus which the United States educational system doesn't teach the American students, instead a holiday is set aside for Columbus and backed by the US Government. The series gives an outstanding look into the true relations and maltreatment by the United States Government, towards the Native Peoples from the first settlers to the modern Government of our country, this is a shameful reality for those of us of the Caucasion ethniticity. The series is excellent and loaded with beautiful scenery and vital information into US history, but it cuts off way to quickly at the turn of the 20th century. When in reality the story continues to unfold even today and I believe there should be a continuation of the series to show the story of the Modern Native Americans, both there hardships and their Good fortune in some cases.

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500 Nations

Although I had seen the series some years before, it was well worth purchasing. Apart from the widely known history of the Plains Indians, this series provides a wealth of knowledge and understanding of lesser known, but equally important societies.The presentation is extremely interesting, and is of course illustrated by the magnificent natural scenery of the U.S.A.It is difficult not to be angered by the documentation of the demise of the Indians, but it is told in a factual commentary that leaves final judgements to the viewer.P.S. Amazon shipped this to Australia in a week to my door...fantastic service as usual!!!

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