Ghost dance /
By the late 1880s, the Americans were astounded by the changes they had brought to the West. Mining towns such as Butte, Montana were now full-fledged industrial cities. Defeated militarily, Native Americans throughout the region now flocked to the call of a Paiute mystic, who offered the illusionar...
| Uniform Title: | West (Television program). |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Alexandria, VA] :
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),
[1996]
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | By the late 1880s, the Americans were astounded by the changes they had brought to the West. Mining towns such as Butte, Montana were now full-fledged industrial cities. Defeated militarily, Native Americans throughout the region now flocked to the call of a Paiute mystic, who offered the illusionary hope that the lost world of the buffalo could be brought back by a Ghost Dance. But its promises would be trampled in the snow and blood of Wounded Knee. In place of the great Native American cultures which once dominated the Plains was a new culture, epitomized by the Oklahoma Land Rush, in which 100,000 eager settlers lined up for a mad dash to stake out a farm and a future. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast in 1996 as episode 7 of the PBS television series The West. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 01:26:02 |
| Production Credits: | Edited by Richard Hankin ; director of photography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore ; music, Matthias Gohl. |