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In the white man's image [videorecording] / presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles ; written and produced by Christine Lesiak ; co-produced by Matthew L. Jones ; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and the Nebraska Educational Television Network for The American experience.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: WG38159 | WGBH Boston VideoPublication details: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2007.Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1593752237
  • 9781593752231
Other title:
  • Subtitle on container: Tragic attempt to "civilize" native Americans in the 1870s
Uniform titles:
  • American experience (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Gary Steele ; edited by Alexandru Moscu ; original music, Tom Larson.
Host, David McCullogh ; narrator, Stacy Keach.Summary: Tells the story of the attempt to assimilate American Indians into white culture by educating them at special schools such as the Carlisle School for Indians. Founded by Richard Henry Pratt, this school and others like it attempted to wipe out all remnants of Indian culture, and, as a result, created a generation of Indians confused about their identities.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD 370.8997 I35 Available 33111004514788
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Native Americans tell the story of a humanist experiment gone bad. Captain Pratt escorted Indian warriors held for murdering white settlers to Fort Marion in Florida, removed their shackles, and hired teachers to teach them the white-man ways.

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series The American experience in 1992.

Director of photography, Gary Steele ; edited by Alexandru Moscu ; original music, Tom Larson.

Host, David McCullogh ; narrator, Stacy Keach.

Tells the story of the attempt to assimilate American Indians into white culture by educating them at special schools such as the Carlisle School for Indians. Founded by Richard Henry Pratt, this school and others like it attempted to wipe out all remnants of Indian culture, and, as a result, created a generation of Indians confused about their identities.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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