American Indian Collection DVD with Graham Greene, Ed Begley Jr., Keith Carradine (NR)

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American Indian Collection
Actors: Graham Greene, Ed Begley Jr., Keith Carradine, Annette O'Toole, Floyd Redcrow Westerman
Director: Bob Hercules

NR 2011 9hr 31min

The award-winning American Indian Collection is family programming that enriches our sense of American history as it informs and entertains. Disc 1: Great Indian Leaders and Nations 'Strikingly visual... an excellent chr... more »onology' Video Librarian. This award-winning program etches vivid portraits of four extraordinary figures and six might Indian nations, including Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo, Quanah Parker, the Iroquois, the Seminoles, the Shawnee, the Cheyenne, the Navajo and the Lakota Sioux. Disc 2: Sacagawea: Heroine of the Lewis & Clark Journey. The remarkable story of Sacagawea is told through brilliant live-action cinematography, as it reenacts Sacagawea's journey with Lewis & Clark from St. Louis to the Pacific. Disc 3: Spirit Bear Though just fifteen, Simon Jackson shows the world how one boy can truly make a difference. Attacked in the remote wilderness, Simon is rescued by a rare white Kermode bear, also known as Spirit Bears. When he learns that only 400 of these beautiful endangered creatures are left, he finds his voice and transforms into a political activist. With the help of his friend and mentor Lloyd Blackburn (Academy Award nominee Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves), Simon courageously takes on the powerful forest industry led by Frank Perdue (Golden Globe Nominee Ed Begley, Jr.) and the government. Dove Family Approved Disc 4: The Sign of the Beaver 'A film for the whole family,' Amazon.com. Based on the Newbery Honor book by Elizabeth George Speare, this family-film stars Academy Award winner Keith Carradine (Nashville) and Annette O Toole (Bridge to Terabithia), as the heads of a family in 1768 Maine, forced to leave their 13-year-old son, Matt, alone to protect their claim. Matt befriends a young Penobscot Indian girl to help him. Dove Family approved. Disc 5: Windrunner 'Appeals to kids of all ages,' Video Store Magazine. High school senior Greg is angry when his family moves to Southern Utah and he fails to make the football team. However, Greg s fortunes change when he meets Wa Tho Huck, an old Native American man, who is the ghost of Jim Thorpe, the legendary Native American athlete. Dove Family approved. Disc 6: The Legend of Tillamook's Gold 'A Huge Success,' Kids First! Julie, a lonely 14-year-old, is in for the most amazing summer of her life when she finds an ancient coin on the beach and uncovers a local Native-American legend about a long-lost mountain treasure.

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Actors: Graham Greene, Ed Begley Jr., Keith Carradine, Annette O'Toole, Floyd Redcrow Westerman
Director: Bob Hercules
Studio: Questar
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 07/19/2011
Release Year: 2011
Run Time: 9hr 31min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaDVD Credits: 6
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
Edition: Box set
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English