500 Nations

– 500 Nations is a documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Centr..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.50 / 10
Duration:
6 Hours and 14 Minutes
Release Year:
1995
500 Nations (1995)

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.

Release Date:

20 Apr 1995

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Kevin Costner, Gregory Harrison

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.5/10