''The Native Americans'' is a three-part American television
documentary miniseries that premiered on
TBS on October 10, 1994.
The remaining two episodes aired on October 11 and 13, 1994.
Directed by
John Borden
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
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Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
,
Phil Lucas Phil Lucas (1942 – February 4, 2007) was an American filmmaker of mostly Native American themes. He was an actor, writer, producer, director and editor for more than 100 films/documentaries or television programs starting as early as 1979 whe ...
and
George Burdeau, the six-hour series explores the history of
Native American cultures, with each hour of the series devoted to a particular region of the United States.
Music for the series was composed by
Robbie Robertson in collaboration with other Native American and Canadian
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
musicians, including
Ulali,
Rita Coolidge
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,
Douglas Spotted Eagle and
Kashtin
Kashtin were a Canadian folk rock duo in the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most commercially successful and famous musical groups in First Nations history.
Career
The band was formed in 1984 by Claude McKenzie and Florent Vollant, two Innu music ...
, and was released on the album ''
Music for The Native Americans
''Music for'' The Native Americans is a 1994 album by Robbie Robertson, compiling music written by Robertson and other colleagues (billed as the ''Red Road Ensemble'') for the television documentary film ''The Native Americans''.
The album was Ro ...
''.
References
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1990s American television miniseries
1990s American documentary television series
1994 American television series debuts
1994 American television series endings
TBS (American TV channel) original programming
Documentary films about Native Americans
Native American television series
1994 documentary films
1994 films
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