WE SHALL REMAIN (AMERICAN EXPERIENCE)

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: They were charismatic and forward thinking, imaginative and courageous, compassionate and resolute, and, at times, arrogant, vengeful, and reckless. For hundreds of years, Native American leaders from Massasoit, Tecumseh, and Tenskwatawa, to Major Ridge, Geronimo, and Fools Crow, valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and fought the extinction of their culture. Sometimes, their strategies were militaristic, but more often they were diplomatic, spiritual, legal, and political.; ; From the acclaimed PBS history series, American Experience, in association with Native American Public Telecommunications, We Shall Remain establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. These five documentaries spanning three hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective, upending two-dimensional stereotypes of American Indians as simply ferocious warriors or peaceable lovers of the land.; ;
• Cast: Laine Thom
• Director: Carol Dalrymple
• Runtime: 7:30
• Company: WGBH, Native American Public Telecommunications, PBS
• Media Format: Series