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Sitting Bull Pt. 1

Documentary

47

Dec 31, 2001

Born in the Dakota Hills, Sitting Bull became a leader during the Great Sioux Wars. Present day descendants help to tell his story and the developments leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 6 episodes

Season 1

Sitting Bull Pt. 1,

Born in the Dakota Hills, Sitting Bull became a leader during the Great Sioux Wars. Present day descendants help to tell his story and the developments leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn.

47m Dec 31, 2001

Sitting Bull Pt. 2,

Born in the Dakota Hills, Sitting Bull became a leader during the Great Sioux Wars. Present day descendants help to tell his story and the developments leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn.

47m Dec 31, 2001

The Black Hawk War,

Through his memoirs and the words of his descendants, this film tells the story of Black Hawk and of the brutal government response to the resistance of his tribal allies.

47m Dec 31, 2001

The Pontiac Rebellion,

In the 1750s, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe, had a peaceful and relationship with the French. That harmonious situation changed when the British defeated the French in 1759.

47m Dec 31, 2001

The Worlds of Joseph,

Born in 1742 in what is now New York State's Mohawk Valley, Joseph Brant's parents gave him the traditional Mohawk name Thayendanegea – two sticks bound together in strength.

47m Dec 31, 2001

The Trial of Poundmaker,

This episode takes us through Poundmaker's early days on the plains to his trial for his participation in a rebellion against the Canadian government

47m Dec 31, 2001