Savagery and the American Indian (2 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Looks at the history of the persecution by European settlers of the American Indian nations. In two parts: 1) Wildnerness; Shows how Puritan prejudices helped to generate false views of Indians; 2) Civilisation: Although the massacre of the Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota by US troops on 29 December 1890 has come to represent the military defeat of the Indian nation it is seen as only the beginning of a deliberate and systematic process to destroy the culture of survivors and their descendants. A century on, witnesses recall the terrible emotional scars caused by the US government’s disastrous attempts to Europeanise the American Indian.
- Series
- Timewatch, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Hire (Survival International)
Sale (BBC); 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) set - Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 from 23/1/91.
- Subjects
- Anthropology; History
- Keywords
- history of the 19th century; Indians of North & South America; indigenous peoples; land rights; United States of America
Credits
- Producer
- Ken Kirby
- Contributor
- Roy Davies
- Cast
Andrew Sachs
Sections
- Title
- Wilderness
- Title
- Civilisation 1
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
- Name
Survival International
- Phone
- 020 7242 1441
- Fax
- 020 7242 1771
- Address
- London
WC1N 3QL - Notes
- Contact: Libarty Bollen, e-mail: lb@survival-international.org (4/00)
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