Ken Burns Presents: The West
This documentary covers the history of the American West from the Native American tribes to their encounter with Europeans and how the Europeans conquered them and settled the land. In telling this story, the film takes into the account to both the viewpoints of Indians and other minorities to balance the white populations history.
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01x08 Episode Eight (1887 to 1914): One … Aired: Sep. 22, 1996As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance, trusting in its power to restore a lost way of life until their … [continue reading]
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- 01x08 Episode Eig… (Sep. 22, 1996)
- 01x07 Episode Sev… (Sep. 21, 1996)
- 01x06 Episode Six… (Sep. 20, 1996)
- 01x04 Episode Fou… (Sep. 18, 1996)
- 01x03 Episode Thr… (Sep. 17, 1996)
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- Stephen Ives (1 episodes)
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- Dayton Duncan (1 episodes)
- Geoffrey C. Ward (1 episodes)
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