Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Library has parts 1 and 3 only. Donated by Assiniboine Community College Elders Program.

pt.1. Invasion. -- pt.3. Rebellion.

Narrator, Tantoo Cardinal.

A series of three films which describe the Indian experience in the America's during the past 500 years. Part 1, Invasion: describes the real story of Columbus's "discovery" of the Americas, the seizure of territory on two continents from the Arctic to the tip of Tierra del Fuego, an attack against Native people that continues to this day. Part 2, Conversion: shows that the European conquest of the Americas was not just a struggle for territory but a battle for souls. The priests were never far behind the conquistadors. Churches were built on the ruins of temples, sacred relics were plundered, and Indian children were forced to attend residential schools. This film shows, however, that Indian spirituality was not destroyed. Part 3, Rebellion: describes the war against the Indians, a war that has never ended. It is estimated that 90 million people died in this slaughter in the first century after Columbus. Natives continue to fight for their land, their rights, and their culture.

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