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In the white man's image, the tragic attempt to "civilize" Native Americans in the 1870s, presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and the Nebraska Educational Television Network for The American experience; written, produced, and directed by Christine Lesiak

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Rated UNK

In the white man's image

videorecording DVD

presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and the Nebraska Educational Television Network for The American experience; written, produced, and directed by Christine Lesiak

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the tragic attempt to "civilize" Native Americans in the 1870s

Tells the story of the attempt to assimilate American Indians into white culture by educating them at special schools such as the Carlisle School for Indians. Founded by Richard Henry Pratt, this school and others like it attempted to wipe out all remnants of Indian culture, and, as a result, created a generation of Indians confused about their identities

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