History Buffs: Dances with Wolves
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- Venture into the untamed frontier with the mesmerizing film "Dances with Wolves"! Immerse yourself in the captivating journey of Lieutenant John Dunbar as he befriends a Native American tribe and discovers a profound connection to the land and its people. With stunning cinematography, a powerful narrative, and a poignant exploration of cultural understanding, "Dances with Wolves" takes you on a remarkable cinematic odyssey that will leave you moved and inspired.
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film directed by, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
The film is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood. In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
Fun fact; during the slaughtered buffalo scene the actors were not prepped before filming the scene and many of them who had plains native heritage were genuinely tearing up upon seeing the set during filming. It's also reported that the fake buffalo they used was seen by a bypassed who actually called the cops who reported to the set under the assumption an actual slaughter of protected animals had happened due to their realism.
Funny how actually slaughtering animals, in an effort to portray them being slaughtered AS WAS DONE in the past, is illegal.
@@orppranator5230 well back then we didn't know about the diseases caused by aerated meat. I think the USDA would have their asses if they used real bison carcasses.
Bison
@Vulvega
Fun?
@@orppranator5230
Slaughtering was not done for the film.
I love the fact that you said "When the spanish reintroduced horses to North America" in this. Many do not know this, but during the time of megafauna (cave bears, giant sloths, other huge animals) in North America, horses were a native species. I see that your work is not only historically accurate, but accurate to prehistory as well.
pardon me but i have a question regarding the reintroduction of horses, why did the use of horses phase out before the europeans came to the new world ?
@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 Iirc Horses were extinct in the Americas shortly after the first humans arrived, around 13,000 years ago. They became extinct there around 9000 years ago and hunting by humans may have been a factor in it.
@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 horses were never really used by the native people's prior to their extinction in North America. Horses in North America started out the Fox sized eohippus and slowly evolved to the size of a large Welsh pony (approx. 750lbs). They were hunted as a food source but never domesticated.Even at their largest size they wouldn't have been capable of carrying adult men long distances or running against bison.
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@@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864 horses were domesticated around 3500 BCE. Initially used to pull wagon and for food, they were bred to a size capable to sustain the weight of a human on their back only in the first millennium BCE.
The mention of Doris Leader Charge and this films investment in it's effort to correctly portray our language brought tears to my eyes. Anákitaŋ Lakota
Are there any related languages? To an English speaker it sounds slightly Asian but then so do a lot of languages?
@@carmelmulroy6459 The language doesn't sound "asian", it dounds like, well, american!
The reason some may think it sounds like asian may be because of a theory that people from East asia migrated across the bering strait.
@Joel Thorstensson
You think they sound American?
Were you born in Europe?🤔
Btw:
Not a theory about Migrations from Asia....or from Scandinavia...
It's a beautiful language that deserves to always be remembered and prevalent
@carmelmulroy6459 wtf are you on about, doesn't sound anything like "asian" whatever that is
5:54 absolute Kudos to Costner for riding amonst the Buffalo, dropping his rains at full gallop and firing a gun - the insurance people must have been terrified that day! A fantastic moovie.
He fell off too.
I am Lakota. I grew up 5 miles from Wounded Knee, was at Standing Rock....you did a very good follow up from the movie, which had several of my cousins in it.
mara cohen as a black American know I stand with you! We all brothers and sisters in the struggle.
Honour to your people. Godspeed
@@StephySon why make it about race? Regardless of race, common folk have always been struggling in the same old boat.
Direct but my people and the natives have continuously gotten the shit end of the stick far more then anyone else in the history of this country. One that I love yes but one that is still being committed against us. And as a brother in the struggle I simply stated my support as such
StephySon I'm sorry I have to ask, what human rights struggle are you currently embroiled in? Genocide being committed against your unborn? Levels of crime being committed by and against you that it's uncomprehending to the average person? A lack of males as role models or in the family home? Given job quotas based on skin color or lower standards of qualifying for secondary schooling? Wait it's the ability to secure a loan based on skin color? Very eager to hear all about these atrocities that you suffer, I hope it's not as bad as being a white farmer in South Africa currently.
Sir, you don’t know how many fellow American Indians will see this pop up and will say these exact words; “this better be fawkin good den” and as a representative of the Mvskoke tribe of Oklahoma, you outdid yourself more than most CZcamsrs as telling our side of the story. Well done.
Agreed.
I'm sorry for what's happened and continues to happen. I send you love. May you feel it. A shallow gesture, but I truly mean it with all my force.
@@NativeHoney608
I have a bone to pick with you guys. I hate how when someone says native american they only think of you guys in the north but no mention of the millions of natives in latin america. Mexico alone has 30 million native americans. Hell, most mexicans ARE 50-60% native american and the rest spaniard/european. Thats why most of us are brown. But everyone talks about you guys and no mention of the empires in mesoamerica, the mexica, tlaxcala, incas, mayans even the first native americans to form civilization in the americas, the olmecs are from centro america.
I’m
Imagine your race being your entire personality
"Dances with Wolves! I am Wind In His Hair. Do you see that I am your friend? Can you see that you will always be my friend?".....😭😭
I teach Indigenous trade history at the University of Waterloo and research the historical and legal issues of Indigenous trade and commerce, which is tied closely to treaties, land and resources. The later half of your segment is truly excellent. I hope to use your work to inspire the students to research the historical and legal issues of indigenous rights, lands treaties, trade and commerce. Thank you.
"You can clearly see; All the Sioux are PACKING HEAT" - Best Nick Hodges quote of all time fight me.
I was thinking the same thing!
I'd fight you even though I agree with you
They werent dumb lol guns were more effective so clearly they would be packing.
@@BobMarley-bp6sh exactly. I find it insulting that the idea after a few hundred years they couldnt understand how use firearms given that even during the French and indian wars a century before, not only did they use guns, but were very effective with them. The only thing they lacked was any industry to create and supply ammo for said weapons, hell even limited by that they proved themselves effective warriors under all conditions. Just imagine if the Cherokee were allowed to join the union as freemen, history would be different.
I'm just now watching this for the first time and the "packing heat" was the absolute funniest part
As a Native American, watching this brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much!
What tribe are you from if I may ask?
@@superbeavers7645 Olmec and Apache. But our family has been heavily influenced by the Lakota, as we practice the same rites.
Good news that the Keystone Pipeline was shut down. Disgusting how they even allowed scumbags to built that abomination on the graves of the dead.
@@thunderquillradio I'm half Sioux and Ojibway, I know very little about our culture. Grandparents and parents were in residential schools. My mom lost her Sioux speech my dad his Ojibway/Anishinaabe.
We're lost but I'm trying to get my girls into the culture. They started learning how to powwow dance and then Covid hit. 😑
I hope they get back to dancing soon. And pow-wows are a great place to start. They present a wonderful chance to learn about their culture and meet people from different tribes. I think you'll find that many of the Seven Rites, are practiced by multiple tribes, not just by the Lakota, so hopefully connections will be easier to find over time.
I really appreciate the second part of your documentary. An honest and fair try to explane history and the circumstances. Thank you for that.
The utter cruelty and callousness with which the Sioux and other indigenous peoples have been treated, evidenced in countless ways, including the recent Standing Rock conflict, is making me cry. Thank you for your excellent work, which has made me more aware of these issues.
When I was 14 my family took a vacation and we went through South Dakota. I remember driving by a few signs on the highway that said "Dances With Wolves was filmed here." Absolutely breathtaking view. The great plains in it'd natural state is my favorite landscape.
Beat movie I have ever seen
May have drove by where it was filmed. But i grew up where it actually happened. Genoa nebraska. Beat that lol
@@lawabernathy9256 congratulations
I did the drive recently, I-90 westbound on the way to Yellowstone. Gorgeous drive in gorgeous country. I stopped at the little town with the props from the movie. Great experience!
I meditated for the very first time in South Dakota. I was driving through, recognized the landscapes from the movie, and just felt compelled to pull over. I started walking out into the plains and after a while just stopped, sat down, closed my eyes, and just ... meditated. It was pretty surreal.
My grandmother, who was a gem and antique dealer in South Dakota, provided many of the props and pieces of jewelry for this film. Many of them were authentic Lakota pieces.
Interesting and cool. Larry Belitz also contributed to the making of the film as a consultant.
That's incredible. It's good to see both a movie production as determined to keep their depictions of a people true to life, as well as a people with members of the community so eager to see their culture represented accurately, and willing to help facilitate it.
Absolutely brilliant video. I'm so glad to see someone who has the platform to actually talk about this topic. Do so with such honesty, clarity and detail👌👏. From someone who loves history, all my love to all the native American tribes from Gloucester England ❤️🙏
The Sioux made Kevin Coster an honorary Sioux chief for his portrayal of their tribe - they said he, Costner, showed respect not only in the film but the respect he showed when he talked with the tribe; he was very keen to show truthful representation which led to the documentary he made about the history of their tribe, the way American Indians were treated then and now in recent times. ❤. The late '60's film about Custers last stand was called ' Soldier Blue ' - you'll never find the film reproduced anywhere - no dvd, nothing. It was very hard viewing ❤❤
Soldier Blue played on cable TV in the 80s when I saw it. I dob’t remember Custer’s Last Stand in it but near the end the Sand Creek Massacre was depicted and that was very graphic. I’m very surprised that movie was made. A young Candace Bergen starred in it.
I'm about to watch it thanks for telling me 🙂
Soldier Blue us heartbreaking. I still can't listen to Buffy St Marie song.😢
Did they make him a chief or just an honorary member of the tribe?
Soldier Blue I saw in the cinema. I cried over the babies being tortured. It should never been shown again. ' The Devils ' will be consigned to the tar filled pit too.
By the end I had forgotten it started off as a movie review. Incredible job, did great justice to the Sioux.
@SuperGoldnut Same! I got so peeved and was running on so much espresso I wrote a comment with a works cited lol
So the (English) settlers, from England,did this damage to our country? No wonder we call them the bloody-british
@@chadsimmons6347 Well just like all peoples there were the bad apples. Some English pioneers actually sided with the Native New Englanders during King Philip's War, there was one in particular that sided with the Narragansetts in the Great Swamp Fight
@@Hypn0sef what about the influx of immigrants moving into Europe, are they accused of stealing land& culture from the native Europeans?
I had to check I was still watching the same video
My buddy is Native American and when we hang out with his family we all loved listening to his grandmother telling stories about her tribe and the history of it. Such a rich history with absolutely amazing people.
You'll find that with every culture. Good and bad. You can look at their spiritual rights and say wow, you can look at the slaughter of opposing tribes and see it as pure barbarism. Travel more, you'll find it's pretty common.
A coworker of mine from when I was in college was part Lakota. He told me that his grandmother watched the movie and laughed every time Kevin Costner spoke Sioux because there's a masculine and a feminine voice and he kept using feminine.
One thing that I would like to mention is in reference to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Crow scouts (my tribe) had told Custer that there were too many for them to defeat. Custer didn't believe them. Another fact, right before the battle, the Crow scouts changed into their traditional regalia but were ordered to change back into their military uniforms. They refused.
Custer was a megalomaniac
Thank you very much for educating us and adding to our historical understanding using the historical information of your tribe. ❤
weren"t the sioux raiding the crow tribes living in the area of lbh as well
@@magnusthered4973 yes
I was expecting a review of Dances With Wolves. What i got was some of the best critical thinking I've witnessed in a long time.
its only land and 99% of Indians never said any thing about owning there own land so... good for Trump!!!
Here Here!
@@wraithwolfnight813 You show an absolute lack on that critical thinking Oflaherty mentioned. That's maybe the most simple minded statement I've ever seen
@@wraithwolfnight813 your level of stupidity is appalling
@Wraith Wolfnight It’s funny, the level of garbage left by the protesters was enough to create an environmental disaster!
Nick,
THANK YOU for speaking out for the Native American people. Thank you for using your voice which we enjoy to bring more notice to this injustice.
Thank you,
Jon
Special treatment? Is an oil company bulldozing your town's cemetery or something? Oh, no of course not, because those are "sacred places" for white people, and are thus inviolate.
StormWolf oil pipelines are the safest way to transport oil.
In Canada some American anti oil people jumped a fence and turned off the main safety measures.
Luckily the backup held and disaster was avoided.
The oil companies have been very diligent with the tribe. I do not understand why this is such a big deal
StormWolf What does being white have to do with anything? Show me 1 cemetery thats 'white only' you dumb fuck.
There is no archaeological evidence of any burial ground in the way of the pipeline.
you cant just have nice comments on youtube, idiot twats always have to jump in with their politics and ruin everything by arguing like children.
I am listening to the book right now on Audible. In the book the tribe wasn't the Sioux, it was the Comanche tribe, so that might be where some of the discrepancies came from. I think they may have changed it so they could speak Lakota since they had a college professor's help with translations and speech in that language. In the book, there are no actual talks using Native American words like in the movie. And when he shows them coffee, they do ask for sugar, and Wind In His Hair actually liked a LOT of it. That aside, I enjoy learning about all Native American cultures and I enjoyed this video. Looking forward to exploring your channel further.
When I was a long-haul trucker I had quite a few runs that took me through the Dakotas and being able to see a few of the remaining untouched massive prairies was simply amazing
I'm an Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Thank you for using your reach to educate ppl about my culture and language!
It is still 'unceded' territory, meaning it legally still belongs to them, they've never accepted payment for it, and will not.
Ayyyy my grandma is from that reservation
Joey Dunlop “beautiful way of existence” - the Lakota stole the black hills from other tribes that they slaughtered. “Natives” were torturing , enslaving and murdering each other long before Europeans arrived. There have been mass graves found full of thousands upon thousands of bodies - that were all murdered brutally, there were signs of cannibalism as well. In South and Central America Aztecs (amongst others) were farming and sacrificing people on an industrial scale. This idea that “natives” were peaceful and at one with the land is absolutely wrong. Often they would waste the whole buffalo and just eat the tongue. This film portrays Lakota as peaceful and kind natured, nothing could be further from the truth, the only other tribe in North America who surpassed them in cruelty, torture and slaughter were the Comanche. Romanticizing them is wrong and serves no other purpose than virtue signalling. You laughably compare the “native” world view to that of the ancient Greeks (a very Caucasian people - and don’t even start because I am Greek) - tell me about all the advancements in mathematics and philosophy brought about by the superior world view of the “natives”?? They had a flute that could mimic the screams of people being tortured but they never even thought to copy the wheel - that tells all you need to know;) btw, you’re using technology invented by “idiot” whites - William Oughtred invented the slide rule in 1622 which was a fore runner to the analytical engine, which was the first device resembling the modern computer and was invented by British mathematician Charles Babbage, the first digital computer was invented in 1903 by James Vincent Antanosoff - an American physicist and inventor, Tim Berbers Lee invented the WWW and Vintage Cerf is “the father of the internet - all white “idiots”. You speak a European language, you benefit from Western civilization and all its advancements and achievements including all the advancements in medicine and science - why have anything to with “idiot whites” or their culture??
Whites? Native American? Talk about painting with a broad brush lol
I'm from oglala too.
I'm always relieved when I find out that a good content creator I've just discovered turns out to be a good person as well.
Takes one to know one
@@votethebulliesout2956 get a room ladies.
Gawd I love this video, Being historically aztec and cherokee, this story broke my heart many times. Thank you for talking about it, truly.
This is late but thank you for liking this movie. My grandparents worked on this movie as set designer and a costume maker. My grandfather passed away almost a year ago and it always makes me happy that people loved the movies he had some hand in. Thank you.
thats awesome man. best wishes to you and your family
Best of love to your family. This film was something else
What an amazing thing your grandfather did :)
best of luck
your grandparents helped create my favourite movie of all time. thank you. peace be with you.
I was living on a farm in a small village in Farmington Iowa, when this movie came out. One Day My 'dad' came home from working the farm we lived in and said, d'you wanna go to the movies? We drove 45 minuts, and saw this film. I did not know this film was release and My 'dad' gave me the tricket, and it turned out to be for ' the dances with wolves'. When the film started I thought it was about the civil war. But then he traveled to the west and I was all in it from the time he came to the west. I was a foreign exchange student there, I've always wondered how little we were taught in shools, about our people fates after the White came and changed our ways. I love this film, have seen it many times since then. I am a native/indigenous to the american continent I am an Inuk from the Inuit tripe. I live in Kalallisut Nunaat aka Greenland. I also love the uncut version of this film
dont understand your point
Why did you put Mark's around the word dad?
@@epicgamer-ny4fj exchange student program, he was staying with a family
@Anne Austin I am not from alaska, I am from Greenland and it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark in scandinavia Europe
How old are you?
Wow!! I just came from watching your piece on Last of the Mohicans, but this was on a whole 'nuther level. Simply superb investigatory work, and your extra lengthy coverage on the 2016 Oil pipeline issue across Sioux lands was exceptional. As a fellow Brit/Native American history lover and respecter, THIS story really didn't get enough international attention. So glad you brought it to mine. Keep up the super work sir!
All History buffs know that history only repeats itself, knowing it is the only way to change our future.
Hey Nick, I'm English living in Canada these last 10 years. My girlfriend is Blackfoot Cree. Not only did you get this perfect but your coverage of the pipeline is astonishingly well explained, the news networks did an awful job of covering this latest humiliation. Great channel mate, really great. Thanks
It strikes me that your succes not only comes from delivering high-end content, but you are actually a fantastic narrator. Please don't ever stop making content like this. And surely don't hold in, I greatly appreciated the addition of more recent history, it just brings everything more alive.
The history of the horse is the history of man. As an equestrian I was VERY IMPRESSED that actors rode without saddles and bits.
So well written. Very impactful. And so very important to understanding what isn't being reported. Thank you.
Kudos to you, History Buffs, on what is probably your best work to date. A terrible reminder that history has a nasty way of repeating itself.
I think an aspect allot of people are missing. Is that at Standing Rock allot of White people were also overridden. Yet only a minority of Native Indians were able to organize. Point being, the White middle class and down. Are becoming the new "Native Indians" in this context. Were their "treaties" (rights) are being limited more and more. The lesson in this video isnt just about how badly the Natives have been treated, but its a sign that the average Whites are about to join them.
That said however, unlike the Natives back in the day. We White middle class and down. Are a majority... We can win against the 1%ers, even to the point we can push em into the gallows, IF we want to and are willing to organize.
Pingmeister1985 How? How is the DAPL going doing a thing to the tribe? It does not run over any ground of significance on fact it runs less then 20 ft from an existing pipe line! And nine of it is on reservation land.
+crashandburnbirner it comes from a number of factors. the first being that it's encroaching on land that's already a fraction of what the nation previously held. if you lived in a three-bedroom house and someone from like canada started taking away more and more rooms of your house for their own? you'd be upset when you're living in the basement and they want to build something "on just nine feet" of what you have left.
Secondly the problem is that there've been similar pipeline construction efforts that've gone horribly wrong, and in general oil companies try to weasel their way out of paying for any damages, trying to set anything right, or even not to cut corners in the first place. In areas where this kind of pipeline have failed, it's rendered a huge amount of land unlivable, and god help you if it gets into the water supply. It doesn't matter that the pipeline is trailing the territory. Taking the house example, most of the thing canada wants to build isn't on your property, but they're really awful with construction, and if it bursts you're looking at piping hot liquid from a septic tank flooding into your home. Yeah you could complain and take them to court for years while your basement festers and you clean up what doesn't need to be replaced... but wouldn't you rather not have that problem in the first place?
Thirdly, this isn't even being done for anyone other than wealthy oil companies in canada. This isn't making things cheaper for poor canadians, it's not giving anything for the native americans, it's corporations ripping something out of the land and going "eh, let someone worry about all the details". If they weren't going to go about that negligent route, they wouldn't be using underhanded tactics to get the pipeline going, or try and work when nobody is looking, or counteract legit criticism with pr campaigns.
Buy why are people in politics okay with that? because those corporations also help fund campaigns and have lobbyists to get on politician's cases. welcome to america, where a corporation can fuck up your house and make it unlivable, because they slipped a guy in washington a few bucks.
Pingmeister1985 the United States is not excavating resources from the Dakota territory. Yes we are putting in a pipeline that could very dangerous but there was a court case in which the jury was diverse in terms of population. And the case was pretty fair.
Liam okay but the corporation doing it is going to be in canada. when and if there's a happy little Love Canal incident, how much red tape will the native americans (NOT THE GOVERNMENT, because like hell they'll fight an oil company and Canadian law entanglement issues for native americans) have to cut through? also please provide a transcript. "fair" is subjective. a bunch of white dudes who aren't in touch with environmental issues and three people from marginalized communities? some might call that "fair". A panel of almost entirely native American individuals? that's a bit closer to being fair.
About the Lakota language, IMDB says: "To add realism to the movie, a language coach was brought in to teach Lakota to cast members who did not know how to speak it. Because of the difficulty in learning the language, the "gendered speech" aspects of the language were omitted from the lessons. When native speakers of Lakota saw the finished film, they found it amusing to hear Lakota warriors talking like women.". I was wondering if through your research you could confirm that.
As an actual Lakota speaker. Yes XD
"Women" speech is considered gender neutral, as it's not as harsh as "masculine" speech (see: Japanese, Ore vs Watashi)
@@colleennewholy9026 I appreciate it, thanks!
I remember reading about that too.
@@colleennewholy9026 I studied Japanese and I understand what you are saying. It’s like a 30 year old man saying “I missed you so much daddy” instead of “I missed you father” in a way.
Ojibway native from ontario Canada. i loved to see the amount of research you put into this. thank you for shining some light on native american history
It's great that Ojibwe cultural centres offer language websites so that we can learn the actual meanings and pronunciations of familiar place names.
Thank you for the epilogue. Brought a damn tear to my eye just to hear someone talking about it.
"So eager to laugh,, so devoted to family, so dedicated to each other." As Native myself, no 3 phrases have ever summed up Native American Culture as beautifully.
That's literally every culture. It's called being human.
we are all the same. only people who profit from division and strife promote otherwise.
Probably accurate, but also scalping existed. Let's not pretend like other people's don't occasionally treat each other well or hug their families. Yall did the same brutal sh*t any other demographic ever has.
It’s what the majority of humans want, sadly there is always evil amongst us. We all want to laugh, love and care for each other. Some people want to watch the world burn.
@@CorundumDevil exactly, evil exists and we can’t explain it. why? Why do some people want to hurt others so badly? Why is their desire to cause pain not love? Why do others not stop it?
Yes, the film shows the Lakota people as human beings! That is why this is such an importance piece of cinematic history.
😲 Wow, I didn't know to the extent how illegal and inhumane the situation at the Dakota Pipeline was, or how it is still Sioux land. Thank you for connecting the dots from movie to real life! 👏👏
The way he describes what happened is mostly bull shit. There’s millions of videos online of them throwing homemade explosives at police. They are also trespassing
@@joemahoney9998 : 🤔 If it's their land, how can they be trespassing? What about the numerous spillage, environmental degradation, health implications documented in previous projects?
@@joemahoney9998 : 🤔 Keystone Pipeline alone had *24 accidents since it went into service in 2010* with more recently in *2021 when it leaked 14,000 barrels of crude oil* into a creek in Kansas.
The oil in a pipeline is way less likely to leak than in a truck or a train and has way less of an impact on carbon emissions
@@joemahoney9998 : 🕵 1) It said in the video, the pipelines pass through tribal lands... hence protests. 2) 🤔 How about no more pipelines until safety standards improved? Why such $hitty safety records of 2 disasters/yr anyway??? 3) 🌱 Less reliance on crude oil is better all around for all life on the planet (except possibly OPEC countries with little else more abundant to trade.) 4) As #1 country richest in the world with so many options, if we can't afford to make these bad habit changes, who can?
So many people confused and angry just because you drew a relevant parallel with the themes from the movie with recent events today impacting Native Americans. I appreciate and understand this, unfortunately this sadly seems lost on many of the people in these comments. They likely have fond memories of the movie, but fail to grasp the relevance this movie has on events happening today.
Or these are people that watch this show for a historical review, not politics
Mats Sunde Native American history is political. Because the government is still trying to remove us from the land
+Shady Knights Because when it happens to native americans it's bad, but when it happens to north dakota for the last decade nobody cares. Seriously they have been fucking us over for years.
He explicitly stated when the review ended and the Sioux history began. It's a bunch of thin skinned Americans who don't like being reminded that their "freedom" was built on oppression and genocide.
+Mats Sunde It's his channel, he can say whatever the fuck he wants
From the UK, I’ve just watched this for the first time, sure the analysis of the film is interesting, it’s one of my favourite films for the cinematography, music, but mostly for the story in portraying a people’s way of life filled with a sense of community, a love of family and a way of life that was in harmony with the environment in which they lived.
I’m old enough to have grown up on a diet of “cowboy and Indian” films, Dances With Wolves is also one of my favourite films because of its portrayal of the native Indian peoples as just ordinary human beings.
I stayed to the end to see and learn, clearly, that whilst black lives may matter, the lives of native Indian lives do not!
I’ve seen here in the UK during the Brexit debate, just how appallingly unprofessional journalists and the media can be in the telling of the truth. The second part of this video was by far more interesting than the first and all the more saddening for it.
What do you mean the lives of native Americans do not
@@gabeitch6461 Typo I imagine; do want to know what the actual sentence was. Something like, "the lives of native Indians do too!"
@@gabeitch6461 what do you think? Use your brain
Thanks for your unconditional love and support, 🌹🙏🤗🌻. What is your name and Where are you commenting from??🎤🎤🎤
You covered this subject superbly.
And your criticism of the TV news outlets in the US is spot on! Thank you so much!
I absolutely agree, but I think he did get a bit of his political views involved, only a bit, where he seemed lenient towards Obama, who was doing nothing but talking, as actions speak louder then words, I believe that Obama didn't care about these poor people. And take it from me, I reenact the Indian Wars as a federal soldier in Florida so I am completely unbiased. This was absolute crimes against humanity within the United States of America. Damn near genocide and should be immediately dealt with, unfortunately my words are in vain, as there is no compensation in sight. God help these people.
@@Phoenix-Believer9668 Obama still stall the construction and the pipeline is currently shutdown thanks to Biden but if he was a bit less timid he could have done more. The problem is that Obama often veered into neoliberal ideals about compromise and negotiation. You can't do that when one side is acting entirely in bad faith.
John Barry's soundtrack is some of the most beautiful music on earth.
Everything that man did is gold.
I haven't even watched this yet, but does anyone else feel like it was Christmas when they saw this video pop up?
I do but in a more literal sense. I got this movie on VHS as a gift during Christmas 1992. I watched this movie 2 times over the course of my Christmas break from high school. If I could only go back!
Thank you for being brave enough to do the second half of this video.
so true, i am an aussie and legit in rage right now with the US gov.
what bravery? there wasnt any threat from him posting this
@@SilenTHerO78614 He spent heaps of time on the 2nd half of the video 🙌 we r very grateful he spoke out above the crowd, that takes guts 👏💞
@@Monica-jq4gy The pipeline was shut down in 2020 by order of a federal judge and confirmed by the Republican led supreme court. Now with a new Democratic executive branch already taking actions against new pipeline plans it seems all but certain that both sides of American politics have no interest in running oil through Sioux lands, and amongst some circles, through any new lands.
@@Monica-jq4gy bro, you guys literally had a breeding program to get rid of aboriginals.
Man, I really miss these epic period peice movies. I hope they make a return sometime in the near future.
Thank you for putting me on this movie. I watched 5 minutes of your video, paused, went and watched Dances with Wolves, a 4 hour masterpiece, with intermission., then now I'm back to finish. Most excellent.
You can't see this but I'm giving a standing ovation for how well this video was put together. Aho!
As a registered Indian (First Nations) in Canada. I just want to thank you for shedding truthful light on Standing Rock. Oppression can't kill when you don't stop trying.
I’m not crying at all. I swear. This movie was always a favourite. It’s breathtaking as much as it is heartbreaking…
30:23 And there you have the REAL reason for the loss of the American Buffalo. The tribe "retained rights" as long as the buffalo remained.
I went to see Dances with Wolves when it first came out. I was 9 years old, and had no idea it would be three hours long, but it was so engrossing I couldn't even tell--I only realized how long it was when we left the theater and it was dark!
I just want to announce to people that as of July 10, 2020 half of Oklahoma is now officially Native land.
It’s very true when Nick said that we are currently experiencing history because this is a big win for Native Americans and it just came right now.
really looking forward to half of oklahoma becoming a slum
@@VeaFlea shut the fuck up
Steven Velasco what
@@engagementengagement8836 he’s referring to the poverty typical in Indian Reservations
@@eragonlindemann7236 And who imposed that poverty on Native Americans? May be they themselves??? How one imagines a healthy neighborhood being possible when unemploiment rate in , especcially rezervations in South Dakot, is over 40%.
This is the best series of its kind ever made. And this is the best of all of its episodes. not only did "Dances" nail it- Nick Hodges nailed it. Absolutely wonderful in every regard.
One thing people don't like to talk about with the plains natives is that, if they had the time and inclination, they would torture everyone that they caught. Sometimes they'd spare a kid around 12 and make them a member, but if not everyone was getting slowly tortured. Babies roasted and women raped but I guess that was just part of their culture.
As a proud Ojibwe thank you this brought me tears I'm truly moved by your dedication to bring these issues to light
Could you tell me more?
Oh!, your ppl were messed over to by you know who! Tell your ppl we know all about it as well
I'm Ojibway and Sioux(Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota). It's a weird mix, I'm sure you know the Sioux battled everyone around them, including the Anishinabe 😅
"The part about the movie is done, now you can stay to learn about history"
Me: OK why not, let's give it a try.
5 min later: This channel is f*** amazing!
Dito, hahaha, after binge watching all the other stuff, this is the one that made me join and hit the bell. (mind you, I'm very picky about joining). The man is good!
@@ytucharliesierra it's a good channel but he isnt looking very deep into the resulting melee of the dapl theres a reason they had Sam's. They were also using drones to drop incendiary devices and explosives on the pipeline and crew, and many of those arrested had knives hence the water cannons, you can even see in the video from the protester side, they were launching improvised explosives. This wasnt a peaceful protest, they very early on were putting explosives on the vehicles during the night with timed fuses.
@@mrnobody6447 can u support what you are saying? cuz we see the law enforcement throw down everything on the protesters but no video about the incendiary drones...
@@mrnobody6447 fucking sheep
@@mrnobody6447 Isn't your home worth doing everything in your power to save ?
Thanks for telling these people's story. I didn't know a lot of this, and as much as it pains me to learn, it's worth learning.
Thank you. The second half of this video is just as warranted as the first half. ❤
I want to thank you for this video. My mother and I cried after watching this because for once in our lives, we felt like someone listened, someone looked. I know the history of United States is heavily complicated. It just feels good to be acknowledged for once. Thank you.
My grandfather played a character in this movie and when I first came to check it out I was like, "Oh no... don't crap on my grandpa's movie." (I know he don't own it, it's just that familial connection to the movie) I was pleasantly surprised by end. My grandfather is Floyd Red Crow Westerman, he played Ten Bears. He was an activist and he also spoke Dakota. He would come home speaking in his language with my great grandmother.
Pessimistic Coffee-Kohai I remember him best as One-Who-Waits on Northern Exposure. It must be so cool to be related to him.
Thank you for your comment. I haven't seen Northern Exposure, so I'll have to go check it out. The last movie as far as I know he played in was Hidalgo as Chief Eagle Horn.
We try to live up to him the best we can; feel a little lost without guidance though.
That's so cool that he was your grandfather! He truly was an inspiring man. You must be proud :)
I'm European and I just wanted to let you know this movie made an immense impression on me when I saw it in theatre many years ago. I will show it to my children. While there is artistic license taken, it is a very powerful story that brings your people's history to life. Of course I remember Ten Bears in the movie. Your grandfather affected people all around the world and he will continue doing so for many new generations.
what? really? I love Hidalgo and he was one of my favorite characters. that is awesome
I am a complete CZcams Junkie. The last third of this video was some of the best work I've ever seen on CZcams. The video, and it's entirety, should get some sort of award. Thank you very much for your hard work and consciousness. Why a foreigner needed to do this instead of a citizen of the United States? I have no real answers. Thank you again.
My grandmother was from Standing Rock. Thanks for the last 20 minutes.
it's one of the best movie I have ever watched here. It's broadly open my mind to the Native American topic. I am guy from Europe and I support you guys.
As a white man living in Western SD, I can say that despite a few provocateurs among both races, there is a nice harmony and mutual respect between the Natives and the white people. I saw this movie as a kid (I grew up here) and it is important what it has done for race relations here. I believe it is more than just entertainment for many of us in this area.
As a white/ jewish man in New Mexico, I feel the same way here.
Interesting. I lived there and studied the culture at the university. I never felt welcome on the reservation, except if I was giving money. Not complaining as I understand it, but no. No. No. White people were not welcome.
Just say as an American
Hello, my name is Rodger Parker. Descendent of Quanah Parker. Thank you for spreading the knowledge of the native peoples.
Great Comanche warrior, the last Chief of the Comanche.
I'm Honored. CNN made you the tribes look like the bad guys when you weren't. And, Obama and Trump screwed you.
Thanks for sharing that, Rodger. I'm from Mexia, TX, just a few miles from Fort Parker.
Well met Rodger. I grew up near where the last of Quanah's horses were slaughtered by Ranald Mackenzie after the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. I hope the spirit and history of the People is never lost.
@Lisa Swetz he sure was and if his dad was as good looking no wonder cynthia ann was so crazy about him.
For anyone that loves Dances With Wolves, I highly recommend the 1970 film "Little Big Man", with Dustin Hoffman. It's set among the Cheyenne, in the 1870s, and is one of the first Western films to portray Native Americans in a positive light, and accurately portrays Gen Custer as inept and arrogant...it's also a very humerous movie. I'd love to see a History Buffs critique of Little Big Man!
me too!
Custer is always an interesting figure. He tends to be represented according to current political attitudes. After WW 2, he was a superhero. During Vietnam, an inept and ego driven villain. As a historian who has spent many years studying the Indian Wars, tribes, battles, and personalities, the truth is always in the middle. If you really research Custer, he was neither inept or cruel, but at different times, confident, wrong, confused, betrayed, and misunderstood. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and if Greasy Grass never happened, he'd be remembered, as Sheridan put it, regarding his role in the civil war " that there is scarcely an individual in our service who has contributed more to bring about this desireable result than your gallant husband". As he gave the table Grant and Lee signed the surrender documents on to Libby. He did beat Jeb Stuart, after all, and was pretty much a rock star in his time. The date of his death was that generations "Kennedy Moment". Instead, he has been made the scapegoat of failed military and political policy regarding the indigenous North American peoples, set up to fail, and chastised. Remember, when Custer first came to the west, he had actually hammered out a treaty, only to be told the policy of the US was, essentially, that war was the final solution, and remonstrated to never attempt anything but war ever again under pain of court Marshal. And remember it was Custer who blew the whistle regarding the corrupt Grant administration and Secretary of war Belknap starving the tribes and pocketing the supplies meant for them, and reselling them, implicating Grants brother Orville in the process, pissing off Ulysses, and his subsequent removal from the army just prior to the Montana Campaign of 1876. Terry had to intercede and ask Grant to allow him to command the seventh during that fateful campaign. None of this is the action of an inept or inane man. So, it's also possible to see Custer as neither villain or hero, just a product of not only the times, but horrible, schizophrenic policy that nobody wanted to take credit for. Given deliberately vague and impossible orders at Little Bighorn, threatened with court martial if he failed, with no victory parameters set in those orders, acting on his own, as he believed he was instructed to, making the best call he thought at the time, attack quickly, capture the non combatants, and Sue for peace. If course now we all know it went horribly wrong. anyway, that's just one possible opinion among many, I suppose.
Another film came out at the same time, "Soldier Blue" with Candace Bergen. It's a story of a soldier sent to rescue a white woman who had been taken captive by a small band of Native Americans. She has come to admire them and is in no mood to be "rescued" by a soldier in the army that has been massacring her adoptive family and friends. She is very bitter and refuses to learn his name, calling him only "Soldier Blue."
It did have one flaw though. In portraying the treatment of the white captive, the friendliness displayed was a bit of an anomaly on the plains. Out East, where tribes had been decimated by disease, tribes were glad to take in new members and treat them as equals. On the plains, captives were more likely to have been treated as slaves. A thriving slave trade existed between the Americans, the Native Americans, and the Mexicans.
It didn't get as much attention as Little Big Man, probably because It is a very dark movie, in no way humerous. I thought much more realistic, though.
Little Big Man dosen't hold a candle to Dances with Wolves.
Great film, but Little Big Man is 90% fiction.
Yo. I did not expect that twist. I enjoy your history movie reviews and am greatly appreciative of the work you put into this video. Thank you for your support from this indigenous native.
Thank you for this one, Nick. I appreciate your look at more recent history just as much (if not more) than your evaluation of the film. And I especially like how you show this has been a continuous chain of events oppressing native people in North America that continues to this very day.
The last 20 minutes were important to view and learn from the plight of "Standing Rock". As a Native (Seneca Tribe), I wish to say a heart felt Thank you.
I'm from the jicarilla apaches..its sickening I'm learning about my fellow natives fight from here and not from media coverage especially so long after it happened. But you're right, the last 20 minutes was very important.
@@FLEXJR69 , The story of Standing Rock is well worth your time to learn the ongoing plight of our fellow Native peoples. Just a suggestion my Apache friend, check out what " VICE news" on HBO (via CZcams) has to bring to light. I once knew a wonderful Apache girl in my Karate class many years ago. She spoke a little Apache from time to time :) Stay healthy and safe, peace to you.
@@Reason1717 thank you I will. And peace with you as well :)
An analysis of Dances With Wolves, combined with a current documentary on the state of native American affairs and politics, is pretty bold. You pulled it off well.
I thought the same thing! haha. I watched another movie last night with the same actor and I thought it was cool. Where do you live?
ObamA was noble kept his word- frump made money insulted vets & broke all agreements made with sou
Those pesky heel spurs
As someone with Pawnee ancestry (diluted, but still there) I appreciate your commentary on the way the Pawnee were portrayed in the film. I also appreciate your willingness to lay bare what Native Americans are still going through to this day. The way the US government has treated not just the Sioux but every other tribe they encountered is absolutely deplorable and, sadly, I don't see it changing any time soon.
One of my friends actually was up there during that time with the pipeline and got himself arrested for a couple years due to the protest and he wears it now as a badge of honor that he at least fought back and was there he was not native nor had family up there but he supported that area because he's always had a connection to that tribe to to just living history and such so I absolutely appreciate this second half of the video as I only watched this movie once when I was a much younger person.
As a yaqui I can confirm that pine ridge is definitely one of those places that to this day and last year that I went was extremely hard on your heart to go to experiencing the loss of two friends who committed suicide because they felt that there was no other way out and others who are getting addicted to various drugs kind of cope with everything.
A truly is one of those places that you feel that the nation really was betrayed and it infuriates me whenever people say lately that they were the winners and that we deserve this it's not true at all and even though Mexico did a fair share of stuff against us back in the day during the border Wars there's definitely a lot to be said about just ignorance of Aboriginal people in general. Ugh
Well he can wear the collapsing economy, gas prices, pollution from big rig trucks and ocean spills in oceans as a bad of honor too because a pipeline is the safest, cleanest, most effective way by far to transport gas and oil.
You don't put much of a fight up for every other massive pipeline crossing an aquifer, based on eminent domain and native lands ...what made this particular one special?
@@Byronic19134 shut your stupid bootlicking ass up
@@Bosscheesemo because this was the very last place the original peoples had left. Dude learn the history.
This was the last straw. Man, I really hope you do some research as to why this was such a messed up situation. Please. I'm begging you
Big respect for speaking on what most pretend isn't happening, along with a fantastic review on the movie, I could tell you were passionate about this one maybe because you said it was your favorite movie, good work
As an Apache, I applaud you for bringing attention to modern day native american issues. Most people like to pretend that the atrocities that happened to Native Americans happened a long time ago, when in reality, we're still treated almost the same way we've always been. It's embarrassing and pathetic how in 2020, the American government still treats us this way.
Weird how a helicopter can be able to comment in a YT vid
Has your tribe tried building a casino? We have tons of casinos run and owned by native peoples where I live, and they are all doing incredibly well. And they aren’t built on reservation lands. The tribes are allowed to build on property outside their lands as long as they can show historic occupation in the area. The casinos bring in millions of dollars into the community.
… how in any shape or form is there a discrepancy between how natives are treated compared to Europeans, African Americans, or even Mexicans, etc
@@laces_or_spaces Plenty. Lots of native peoples on rezzes (Mainly the ones in flyover states) are living in third world conditions and don't have access to clean water, decent schools, ect. You also got news spreading misinformation about us, primarily during protests, making us appear violent. Plus ask any native person, they often get oh so subtly followed around stores by workers in fear they'll shoplift. You also got the fact that almost no non-natives care about water rights or MMIW or are aware of these issues, or any of the issues that natives face, they just see us as a race of people they studied in Social Studies in high school once. Sadly a lot of these things aren't native exclusive these days. There's a reason you can't name very many rich and famous native americans off the top of your head.
I recommend listening to some native american rappers like Frank Waln, Litefoot, Supaman, Ect. They can explain all the issues us natives face better than I can.
Yes, because being mass murdered by troops is the same as having a pipeline built. Your eternal victim mindset is showing.
I grew up in MT and ND and the racism and distain for native Americans is very disturbing and widespread. I hear it every time I go back to visit. I have family who were among the police and construction workers at these pipeline protests. Sadly money is again justifying behavior that we should, and eventually will be, ashamed to admit.
The natives are no good bums now
I'm so glad you included the back half of this video. I adore Dances With Wolves and it also instilled a lifelong affection and passionate defense of our indigenous peoples - especially the Lakota. I'm so grateful for the truths you shared while maintaining a sentiment for the film. 😊
John Barry's music can bring you to tears with the sheer joyous and frightening grandeur of it.
As a Native American, I'm grateful for the wisdom in which you rendered this review and how you so beautifully tied the events of the past to our ongoing fight for the future. Thank you!
As a First Nations person in Canada I fee the same.
I dont like either of you, the whole world now only thinks of native americans as if they were all in the US and Canada but ignore the millions of natives who had actual empires and not just some tribes in mesoamerica and latin america. The US only has 5 million, Canada has 1.6 million. Meanwhile Mexico alone has 25 million natives.
@@ericktellez7632 there's still Indians fighting for their land in Chiapas, Mexico. Long live EZLN.
My favourite movie of all time without a doubt.
The book is great too.
I have such admiration for the actors in this movie, during the Buffalo hunt no acting there that was the real deal those boys can ride!
Great review, and The Sioux won the battle standing rock. Last month through the supreme court.
Thanks for that comment was wondering how it all turned out
YUP! Let's hope the decisions stands for all of time. THE Original Americans have been through far more than enough.
Its about time
Wow. This is awesome. Great to see they are getting the recognition they deserve!
You are a great critic commentator narrator historian with accurate and abundant knowledge of America's past. However my concern is with all of the information that you have, how can you not criticize the US government for all of the lies deceit and propaganda which has been widely promoted and accepted in regards to the ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICANS? 🤷♂️
If you know all of the historical details and facts about Indigenous American peoples of North America then you most definitely know that the REAL or INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE were and are people with melanin or so called "black" people.
Also, since we are on the subject of HIS-story I challenge you to discover and disclose the definition of the word "AMERICAN" from the Walker/Webster's dictionary of the 19th century or about 1820 or so. This definition of AMERICAN unarguably proves without a question or shadow of a doubt who the ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICAN is.
Wonderful. You are a credit to CZcams.
Matt Easton, acclaimed hema instructor and practitioner (as well as martial arts discipline name and innuendo generator), of Scholagladiatoria? What are you doing here enjoying a video on the website you commonly contribute to?
Hey Matt! Nick does great work!
scholagladiatoria Hi Matt
FuckyeahMatteEaston!
Matt it's great to see you're a fan of history buffs!
That is much more than a film critique, that is an historical, political, ethical statement.
You are a real human being, sir.
Standing for real justice is always difficult, and is always the less crowded side.
From 1778 to 1871, the United States government entered into more than 500 treaties with the Native American tribes; all of these treaties have since been violated in some way or outright broken by the US government, Native Americans and First Nations peoples are still fighting for their treaty rights in federal courts ...
Fighting for yet another treaty. If at first you don't succeed try 501 times. Ukraine is currently hoping U.S. and Russia will honor the treaty to protect them too.
To any Native Americans here. I am sorry you all have had to deal with such injustices. I sympathize heavily. As a Jew, we too have been moved from place to place and have been victims of genocide. I wish nothing but the best for you all.
Now you are the one doing the genocide!
Now your people are causing a genocide in Palestine
I'm a mohawk from Canada thanks you for speaking out on behalf of my people's, we going through a similar pipeline conflict as we speak. The coronavirus has put a damper on that whole situation.
Great movie I don't know how many times I've watched it a proud people..very similer to the scots..greed
Peace brother a fellow native cree here
Well done covering the pipeline, an outrageous piece of history that everyone should be taught about.
Do you mean Dakota War?
Montażownia nr1 It’s not a war if your only targets are unarmed civilians.
I'm still ashamed that nothing happened and the pipeline was pushed through anyway, even with our "historical" president. What happened? Americans used to stand up and the government moved, now we are slaves again to an empire.
V I It’s not that we’ve stopped standing up to the government, it’s that it’s been growing much more powerful. Especially with many... extreme groups safely rallying to the government’s side the past four years.
In the 1970's read bury my heart at wounded knee. Aweful...many tradegies all over the earth since the fall..
CHRIST WILL RETURN AS OUR KING!
My great-great grandmother was member of the Sisseton Lakota
from Lake Traverse.
The real story is almost the total reverse of the movie.
Minnesota volunteers were mustered into the Union Army at Fort Abicrombe
in what is now North Dakota. They manned a line of small outposts running south.
The 1st Minnesota Volunteers suffered horrendous causalities at Gettysburg.
If you haven’t seen it, Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee is also an amazing movie based around this time
As a german and history teacher...., all i can say about the reactions of the police and government towards the protests espacially the marking with numbers on their arms is just: what the hell were they thinking?
I’ve watched this movie about 8 times. Even though I’m only 10% Cherokee, I’ve always been fascinated by this period in History. This movie just poured gas on the fire of my interest. Glad to know that it’s not too far off.
it doesn't matter if you're 10% or 100%, we are all spirit beings and you are as much as me as I am you. Hagd!
If it wasn't for CZcams I would never have known how interested other countries are in American movies and history.
It still infuriates me of how the country I fought for treats our people like if we are terrorists.
This brought tears to my eyes. "To this very day, they are still warriors of the plains."
Native Americans are the most persecuted people. They lost everything, literally everything. Jews lost everything too but they atleast got their homeland back. I wish same for Native Americans or should we say Actual Americans.
to my eyes too ... I grew up reading about the injustice brought by the white man upon the tribes in the north america and I could never understand how the US would call itself this great nation, built on ... what ? The bones and the suffering of the natives ? Anyway, it's terrible to see it's going on even today ...
@pantarhei I should have been more descriptive in my reply, the "to my eyes too " I said was referring exclusively to the injustice they suffered and still suffer, according to this video at least, not the warriors of the planes part of the initial post. And honestly, I find it weird that your focus is on ancient descriptive history rather than commenting on the terrible things described in this video but ... anyway
Ioan Dragulescu he just wants to try and fit anything into the conversation that will further gain his agenda, which is “white supremacy”. In reality, he is most likely a weak, un-athletic dork who would’ve been the first to die on some ancient battlefield.
@@saucelord780 Very true, Saucy! This is why we must elect Elizabeth Warren in 2020. Her indigenous American heritage as a Cherokee Squaw gives her a special perspective. She was raised on a reservation in Oklahoma... Oops, scratch that... I meant, to say she was raised in an upper middle class suburb in NW OKC.
However, she is known for all of the wonderful things she has done to fight for the rights of her people over her long career as an attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and eventually as a Law professor at Harvard.
The committees' that she served on clearly shows her commitment to Native peoples:
Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Special Committee on Aging.
Wait, what? She didn't serve on The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs? Oh well, I guess she didn't have time or would have gotten to it eventually.
Warren 2020!!!
#HistoryBuffs
This channel should be commended for the care of finding and publishing fact based, historical content, and presenting it in a way that is not only entertaining, but easily understood! Many thanks and warm regards!
Suggestion....Little Big Man. I saw this movie when it came out when I was in high school. At the time, being a naïve teenager, I thought it was just another cowboy & indian movie. Over the years I learned of the historical, factual base of the story. I've watched it more than any other movie. It's not only a good movie on the same level as Dances With Wolves with great acting by Dustin Hoffman but it started my interest in the history and struggles of the people that were here before the rest of us. The movie was produced in 1969 so many people have never heard of it. If you liked "Dances" you'll like Little Big Man.
I really liked this extended feature on the Sioux and their history, particularly when you brought their story into the contemporary moment. I've read Buried My Heart at Wounded Knee, so am not completely ignorant of the history. But I learned a lot from this vid
I've seen the movie and it's one of the most tragic movies I've ever seen. Seeyng the native americans suffer in that way ut breaks you'r heart and at the end, when the massacre takes place it's honestly incredibly hard to watch because it's so horrific seeyng both women, children and men being shot left and right. At the end, you either feel like cryng or feel like you want to punch the screen at all the white guys that appear on it. 😢