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Black Indians: An American Story

"To build the future you must know the past. But what if that past has been hidden, lost, or denied?"

2004-01-01
6.2
en 60m
Documentary
This award-winning feature examines a minority group that is discounted and often ignored by mainstream media. Sharing a common past, many African Americans and Native Americans have combined to create a unique culture that has meshed the traditions and fine heritage of both. Little known, little documented, and often marginalized, this group has become all but invisible at the dawn of the new millennium. James Earl Jones narrates this examination of the historical relationship between American Indians and African-Americans, who often merged their cultures to work and live together while mainstream white society shunned them. Through illuminating anecdotes and interviews, descendants of fused black and Indian families discuss the complications of their mixed heritage and how their culture was largely erased on official documents.

Director

Chip Richie

Executive Producer

Steven R. Heape

Screenstory

Daniel Blake Smith

culture clash native american alienation integration racism racial tension racial prejudice intercultural relationship mixed race child usa history

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Rich-Heape Films