In the white man's image / presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles ; written and produced by Christine Lesiak ; co-produced by Matthew L. Jones ; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and the Nebraska Educational Television Network for the American experience.

In the white man's image / presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles ; written and produced by Christine Lesiak ; co-produced by Matthew L. Jones ; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and the Nebraska Educational Television Network for the American experience.

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Tells the story of the attempt to assimilate American Indians into white culture by educating them at special schools such as the Carlisle School for Indians. Founded by Richard Henry Pratt, this school and others like it attempted to wipe out all remnants of Indian culture, and, as a result, create...

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Contributors: Lesiak, Christine, Jones, Matthew L., Keach, Stacy, McCullough, David G., Steele, Gary, Moscu, Alexandru, Larson, Tom
Corporate Contributors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium., Nebraska Educational Television Network., WGBH Video (Firm)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, ©2007.
Subjects:
Pratt, Richard Henry, > 1840-1924.
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) > History.
Indigenous peoples > Education > North America > History.
Indigenous peoples > Cultural assimilation > North America.
Genre/Form:Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Tells the story of the attempt to assimilate American Indians into white culture by educating them at special schools such as the Carlisle School for Indians. Founded by Richard Henry Pratt, this school and others like it attempted to wipe out all remnants of Indian culture, and, as a result, created a generation of Indians confused about their identities.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series The American experience in 1992.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gary Steele ; edited by Alexandru Moscu ; original music, Tom Larson.
ISBN:1593752237
9781593752231
Participant or Performer:Host, David McCullogh ; narrator, Stacy Keach.
Language:Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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