We Shall Remain - Excellent PBS series

[sunvalleylaw]

“The Master of Life has appointed this place for us to light our fires, and here we shall remain.”
— Tecumseh (Shawnee)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxf5w6e5tvQ&feature=related

I just finished watching the first episode of PBS's "We Shall Remain", an "American Experience" project. I love the American Experience series. This series within the series focuses specifically with native american history in the United States. It is a topic that has always fascinated me. The first episode "After the Mayflower" is basically about the native tribes around the Plymouth rock/Massachusetts area at the time just after the Mayflower and during the time of the first Thanksgiving; The Wampanoag of New England and the treaty negotiated with the Pilgrim settlers. It begins to outline and portray a very thought provoking tale about western european expansion into the area and onto the continent. I thought it was very well done and as I said, very thought provoking. The next episode is "Tecumseh's Vision" and looks fascinating.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZtDamgywh0

I am curious if others have watched it, and what they thought. I do not think it is political discussion. I am asking about what people thought about a historical program. If I am wrong, I am glad to take the post down of course. Anyway, anyone catch it? Thoughts?



http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/
for full series info from PBS's site

 

[hubberjub]

I'll have to check that out. I'm a big fan of the American Experience series. I just finished the DVD on Influenza.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I'll have to check that out. I'm a big fan of the American Experience series. I just finished the DVD on Influenza.

You might be able to catch a re-broadcast of the first and only one so far on PBS, or they have the first one online also at the link I posted above. I hope you enjoy it.

Oh, and David Algonquin, the first one has words spoken in an Algonquian dialect. Again very cool. It is nice to see a portrayal of a society based on beach living with fertile soil that produced crops. The shell fish available looked awesome!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

We saw it. Very good stuff.

 

[Bloozcat]

This looks like a good series, and just the kind of history pieces I like to watch. I'll have to try to catch the series when it's on.

I just read the dialog for the Influenzia episode. Good introduction for those who know nothing about this event (and most don't). I've been following the progress of the Bird Flu (H5N1) for several years now, and reading up on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic is almost mandatory prerequisite reading for this. It's some really scary stuff...the ultimate horror story because it's really happened and will likely happen again at some time.