500 NATIONS

A  Jack Leustig Film

500 NATIONS

4-Disc Box-Set - LaserDisc Edition - Sealed Old Stock

Dances With Wolves  star , Kevin Costner , produced this 8-Episodes documentary chronicling the history of Native Americans before the arrival of the Europeans , then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact

One Episode for each Laserdisc's side - Total running time 372 minutes

The Ancestors ~ The 1st volume takes a look at the massacre of the Sioux at Wounded Knee then flashes back to examine societies of Native Americans prior to the arrival of European settlers

Mexico ~  The rise and fall of the Aztec Empire is examined from their defeat of the Toltec regime to Cortez' ultimate conquest of the Aztecs and all of Mexico

Clash of Cultures ~ Columbus' arrival and the subsequent defeat of the Caribbean tribes are chronicled, along with De Soto's destruction of the Southeast tribes such as the Coosa and the Mobile nation

Invasion of the Coast ~ An examination of the Native Americans of New England and their experiences with the British who settled at Jamestown and Plymouth. Includes background to the first Thanksgiving

Cauldron of War ~ Hostilities between Native Americans and European settlers erupt across the eastern part of the continent as the colonists prepare for revolution. Pontiac's siege of Detroit and the splintering of the Iroqois Confederacy are examined

Removal ~ After Tecumseh's Shawnee people side with the British in the War of 1812, President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, forcing all tribes to move into "Indian Territory," along the famed trail of tears

Roads Across the Plains ~ The twin gold rushes in California and Colorado bring hordes of settlers into the Western Territories where such Native American leaders as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and the Kiowa chief Satanta organize futile resistance

Attack on Culture ~ The Indian resistance of the late 19th-century is examined, including Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, the Apache leader Cochise and Geronimo, who surrenders and is imprisoned into the 20th-century. The government-mandated suppression of Native American culture culminates in the massacre at Wounded Knee, bringing the series full circle

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Box-Set includes 4-Laserdiscs in NTSC format , Digitally Processed , 8-sides Extended Play , Digital Sound , Closed Captioned , total running time 372 minutes

Laserdiscs are new

Box still Sealed in original shrink wrap - Never open  - No holes or big damages to the jacket

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