Native American

THE GREAT INDIAN WARS, 1840-1890 (13613)
1991, Color, 96 minutes, NR.
In the early 1800s families headed westward looking for land or gold.  As these pioneers began to take Indian hunting grounds, every Chief had to decide what to do.  Some of the tribes gave in but most of the Indians fought for what they believed was theirs.  These would come to be known as The Great Indian Wars.

LAST STAND AT LITTLE BIG HORN (16084)
1992, Color, 60 minutes, NR. 
Starring Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow Indians and Narrated by Scott Momaday.
Using journals, oral accounts, and Indian ledger drawings as well as archival and feature films, a Native American novelist, James Welch, and a white filmmaker, Paul Stekler combines talents to examine this watershed moment from two views:  from that of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Crow who lived on the Great Plains for generations; and from that of the white settlers who pushed west across the continent.

WINDS OF CHANGE:  A MATTER OF PROMISES (SV9367)
1990, Color, 60 minutes, NR.
This is a rarely told story of Indian tribes that survive in America today and the challenges they face as they try to preserve their cultures.

THE WILD WEST (16067)
1993, Color and B&W, 90 minutes each tape (5 videos), NR. 
Narrated by Jack Lemmon.
This series explorers the Wild West – its Indian tribes, settlers, cowboys, and soldiers.

WINDTALKERS (DVD 1151 and VHS 35280)
2002, Color, 134 minutes, Rated R. 
Starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, and Peter Stormare.
During World War II, a Marine is ordered to protect a Native American soldier, whose Navaho language is used to send messages in code.