Movie Description

The Indian Wars

The Indian Wars

(1914)

Overview

A propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and justified as part of the assimilation effort.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleThe Indian Wars

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1914-08-01

Original Language

Production CompaniesCol. Wm. F. Cody Historical Picture Co.,The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Genres

  • History