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Description of this movie from the film’s website:

Episode(s):

Disc 1:

New Series Introduction; Series Prologue: Wounded Knee Legacy; Episode 1: The Ancestors - Early Cultures of North America; Episode

2: Mexico - The Rise and Fall of the Aztecs

Disc 2:

Episode 3: Clash of Cultures - The People Who Met Columbus; Episode 4: Invasion of the Coast - The First English Settlements

Disc 3:

Episode 5: Cauldron of War - Iriquois Democracy and the American Revolution; Episode 6: Removal - War and Exile in the East

Disc 4:

Episode 7: Roads Across the Plains - Struggle for the West; Episode 8: Attack on Culture - “I Will Fight No More Forever”; Closing

remarks

Synopsis:

500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of the Plains Indians of North America. 500 Nations utilizes historical texts, eyewitness accounts, pictorial sources and computer graphic reconstructions to explore the magnificent civilizations which flourished prior to contact with Western civilization, and to tell the dramatic and tragic story of the Native American nations’ desperate attempts to retain their way of life against overwhelming odds.

Special Features:

Featurette: CGI Insight with Director Jack Leustig

Introduction: New series introduction and closing remarks by Kevin Costner

Other: Bonus CD-ROM disc of extensive archival and making-of material

Critic Quote:

“Stunning storytelling. Important, head-turning TV that earns a standing ovation.” - Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times

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