500 Nations 

An exploration of the various Native American nations and their fall to the European conquerors.

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison, Eric Schweig

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kevin Costner	...	Himself - Host (8 episodes, 1995)
Gregory Harrison	...	Himself - Narrator (8 episodes, 1995)

Storyline

500 Nations is an eight part 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.

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Plot Keywords:

native american | tv mini series | u.s. president | cherokee | war of 1812 | 

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Genres:

History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Santa Barbara Studios, Tig Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

374 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A most excellently researched documentary on Native North American Culture

Well, I certainly was NEVER bored with this documentary. 500 Nations brings a lot of emotion to the surface. It is an honestly presented, and meticulously research history of the native cultures of North America, and the effect upon them of the invasion of the white Europeans. When I say "honest", it is disturbing at times, and parents should be warned that, while accurate historically, it also pulls no punches in showing the highly organized and cultured tribes of the Americas being brutalized by ignorant european invaders. You can also sense that the white europeans would have been so much better off, had they truly wished to live with the Nations as brothers instead of conquerers. Our society is less today than it might have been, had the europeans brought more to the relationship that genocide, destruction, and disease to the Nations. IMHO, the best documentary on some of the Nations who called North America their home, long before Vespucci decided to give the land his name.