500 Nations
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Summary: 5 Stars
thanks for the very prompt and considerate service. we are very happy with our purchase. wishing all a very happy christmas, solstice and new year.Movie Review: Very informative video
Summary: 5 Stars
This video was used in one of my college courses this summer about Native Americans. I found it very informative and really enjoyed watching it.Movie Review: CD
Summary: 5 Stars
The disturbing topic was well handled and very interesting. Good quality cd's which arrived in good timeMovie Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a very well executed film series and the music is great. The truth is a wonderful thing.Movie Review: Excellent overview
Summary: 4 Stars
At six hours it's difficult to portray everything about Native American History. Where to begin? From the prehistoric times or to when Columbus first landed on Hispaniola? And whose point of view should one consider?
Reviewers who give this production low stars don't understand the impetus of this DVD collection. Costner sponsored this collection but he did not speak in every episode in every scene. As he should not, since he's not Native American. (He's a German-Irish American born in California)
None of the DVDs are very thorough, I grant that. But for the layman this collection of four DVDs is a great start to become familiar with the Natives of North America. This covers big events of all the tribes, from eastern clans to Alaskan tribes to the tribes of Mexico and the Southwest.
The graphics are great and the photography at times breath-taking. Most of the narratives are from real Native Americans who tell their side of the story, using archival photography when necessary.
My one complaint is that for the price there should be at least one more DVD with two more hours of documentaries describing in more detail some of the lesser-known events of the Native history. That's why I give this four instead of five stars. HOWEVER what is presented here is well worth the time to sit through and absorb.
Anyone who feels this is a biased documentary should just buy a collection of US Military documentaries where the "heraldy and heroism" of the frontier soldiers are glorified. I've yet to see one US military history documentary that portrays the US soldiers as fumbling, racist exterminators. But who am I to judge? I wasn't around in the mid 19th century. I can only live for the here and now and respect all sides of history. This time I am glad that the Natives got their side presented.