Documentation of the encroachment of European settlers upon Native American lands and the violent reaction of the Indians in their struggle to survive.
Production
Rare Sitting Bull and Geronimo footage hits different.
Writing
Narration refuses to coddle — calls it colonization.
Direction
Bridges reenactments vs. archive creates brutal contrast.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iron Eyes Cody's casting is complicated — he built a career on Native identity but was actually of Italian descent, a fact revealed after his death.
Released during the 1991 'Dances with Wolves' Oscar sweep, this was direct counter-programming to Hollywood's romanticized West.
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