Trail of tears a Native American documentary collection.
Title:
Trail of tears a Native American documentary collection.
Author:
Richie, Chip, producer, director.
Publication Information:
[United States] : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (4 hr., 23 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders.
Black Indians: Explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage. James Earl Jones is himself a Black Indian.
Native American healing in the 21st century: Learn from today's respected physicians the crossover of ancient native remedies to present-day medical practices. Explore for healing plants and herbs. Learn from tribal elders traditional healing practices and philosophies. Discover the contents of a recently found 350-year-old medicine bag. Compare the similarities of Native American and Chinese healing.
Our spirits don't speak English: Imagine you are a child, taken from your home, your family, taken from everything you know. In 1869, the U.S. government enacted a policy of educating Native American children in the ways of western society. By the late 1960's, more than 100,000 had been forced to attend Indian Boarding School.
General Note:
Collective title from container.
Originally released separately: 2006, 2001, 2004, and 2008.
Language:
English
Contents:
Disc 1. Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy / Rich-Heape Films ; written by Daniel Blake Smith ; produced by Chip Richie and Steven R. Heape ; directed by Chip Richie. (105 min.) -- Disc 2. Black Indians : an American story / written by Daniel Blake Smith ; directed by Chip Richie (52 min.) ; Native American healing in the 21st century / written by Howard Fisher ; produced and directed by Chip Richie(52 min.) ; Our spirits don't speak English : Indian boarding school / written by Dan Agent ; directed by Chip Richie (53 min.).
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Subject Term:
Added Corporate Author:
Added Title:
Trail of tears, Cherokee legacy.
Black Indians.
Native American healing in the 21st century.
Our spirits don't speak English.
UPC:
683904509161
Format :
DVD
