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

Producer

Ken Kirby

Contributor

Roy Davies

Cast

Andrew Sachs

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