"Civilization" and Native Americans

Season 21 Episode 7

White Americans offered Native Americans equality -- if they became more like them.

White Americans offered Native Americans equality -- if they became more like them. Missionary organizations went into the Indian nations to teach Indians how to be anglo-Americans.

AIR DATE 4/26/09

Will the Cherokee Be Exiled?

Will the Cherokee Be Exiled?

Are the Cherokee an Independent Nation?

Are the Cherokee an Independent Nation?

Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee

Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee

The Consequences of the Trail of Tears

The Consequences of the Trail of Tears

We Shall Remain: Cherokee Language

We Shall Remain: Cherokee Language

"Civilization" and Native Americans

"Civilization" and Native Americans

President Jackson and the Indian Removal Bill

President Jackson and the Indian Removal Bill

What Was the Trail of Tears?

What Was the Trail of Tears?

Evacuating the Cherokee People

Evacuating the Cherokee People

Will the Cherokee Be Exiled?

Will the Cherokee Be Exiled?

Are the Cherokee an Independent Nation?

Are the Cherokee an Independent Nation?

Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee

Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee

The Consequences of the Trail of Tears

The Consequences of the Trail of Tears

We Shall Remain: Cherokee Language

We Shall Remain: Cherokee Language

"Civilization" and Native Americans

"Civilization" and Native Americans

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