PBS WILL AIR A SERIES ON AND BY AMERICAN INDIANS

I am really looking forward to We Shall Remain, a special presentation of The American Experience on PBS. American Indians are not only the subject of the 5 different episodes which will begin the week of April 12 and conclude the week of May 10 but they are the authors, the presenters.

Here is information from the website:

Episode 1 After the Mayflower
In 1621, the Wampanoag of New England negotiated a treaty with Pilgrim settlers. A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English and a confederation of Indians, this diplomatic gamble seemed to have been a grave miscalculation. More About the Film

Episode 2 Tecumseh's Vision
In the course of his brief and meteoric career, Tecumseh would become one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time, orchestrating the most ambitious pan-Indian resistance movement ever mounted on the North American continent. Watch the trailer More About the Film

Episode 3 Trail of Tears
Though the Cherokee embraced “civilization” and won recognition of tribal sovereignty in the U.S. Supreme Court, their resistance to removal from their homeland failed. Thousands were forced on a perilous march to Oklahoma. More About the Film

Episode 4 Geronimo
As the leader of the last Native American fighting force to capitulate to the U.S. government, Geronimo was seen by some as the perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties, while to others he was the embodiment of proud resistance. Watch the trailer More About the Film

Episode 5 Wounded Knee
In 1973, American Indian Movement activists and residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation occupied the town of Wounded Knee, demanding redress for grievances. As a result of the siege, Indians across the country forged a new path into the future. Watch the trailer More About the Film