A Few Oldies ~~ But Goodies ~~ Westerns ~~ Plus Some History
Broken Arrow (1950)By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier Tom Jeffords saves the life of an Apache boy and starts to wonder if Indians are human, after all; soon, he determines to use this chance to make himself an ambassador. Against all odds, his solitary mission into Cochise's stronghold opens a dialogue. Opportunely, the president sends General Howard with orders to conclude peace. But even with Jeffords's luck, the deep grievance and hatred on both sides make tragic failure all too likely. James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Jay Silverheels (Mohawk Tonto)One Of My All Time Favorites Films
Little Big Man 1970The movie stars Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey and Richard Mulligan. It is considered a revisionist Western, with Native Americans receiving a more sympathetic treatment and the United States Cavalry depicted as villains.
Seven Samurai 1954 - 6 PartsA Samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the Samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
Native America before European Colonization Upon the arrival of Columbus in 1492 i?n the Caribbean Islands, unknown to Columbus (and majority of the Eastern Hemisphere), he landed on the Island now called Dominican Republic located in the middle of two huge continents now known as North America and South America that was teaming with huge Civilizations (that rivaled any in the world at that time) and thousands of smaller Nations and Tribes. With recent estimations, the population may have been over 100 million people that spanned from Alaska and Green Land, all the to the tip of southern South America.
