Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2889 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-02-01
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 115 minutes

Customer Reviews

Documentary
This video is more a documentary with historical perspectives than a movie for entertainment. It was very informative and I honestly enjoyed watching it. I highly recommend it for the information it presented and as a teacher, I have used it in the classroom.

It Tell's the Truth
I am a Cherokee from Oklahoma now living in Colorado. In this movie, what you will get is not a classic western but the tragic truth about a people that regardless of their ability to adapt, to welcome their distant neighbours and indeed to welcome and to even embrace progress clearly displaying this adaptability to change were nevertheless out of greed driven out of their own homeland and nearly driven to extinction only to once again, adapt to change and once again, many are succeeding.

Excellent story-telling & documentary!
Liked how the speaking documentaries were interspersed with the re-created scenes. My favorite parts were Wes Studi's as he spoke in the Cherokee language (subtitled in English). It just added authenticism to this work. Also, the fact that different well-known actors were the voices at various parts of the film. Didn't know that James Earl Jones was half Cherokee, and he did a nice job as well. I plan to share my copy with friends and family. Definitely a story Americans should know, especially those of us living in/around Appalachia.