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500 Nations (1995)
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Genre: History
Country: USA
Duration: 374 min.
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500 Nations is a documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of the Plains Indians of North America. 500 Nations relies on historical texts, eyewitnesses accounts, pictorial sources and computer graphic reconstructions to explore the magnificent civilizations which flourished prior to contact with Western civilization, and to tell the dramatic and tragic story of the Native American nations' desperate attempts to retain their way of life against overwhelming odds.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, contemplative
Audience:
kids
Plot:
native american, conquering, indigenous people, racism, archaeology, fictional history, american civil war, battles, tribe, genocide, massacre, research, native, society, native americans, contact, americana, culture clash, state affairs, fight for supremacy, religions or cults, usa president, u.s. president, latinos, indigenous
Time:
15th century, 17th century, 19th century, 16th century, 18th century
Place:
usa, latin america
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