We Shall Remain

We Shall Remain
Written by	Dustinn Craig Sarah Colt Ric Burns Mark Zwonitzer
Directed by	Chris Eyre Ric Burns Stanley Nelson Jr. Dustinn Craig Sarah Colt
Narrated by	Benjamin Bratt
Theme music composer	John Kusiak
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	90 minutes (eps. 1, 5) 60 minutes (eps. 2, 3, 4)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	April 13, 2009 – May 11, 2009

We Shall Remain is a five-part, 7.5 hour documentary series about the history of Native Americans spanning the 17th century to the 20th century. It was a collaborative effort with several different directors, writers and producers working on each episode, including directors Chris Eyre, Ric Burns and Stanley Nelson Jr.^[1] Actor Benjamin Bratt narrated the entire series. It is part of the American Experience series and premiered April 13, 2009.^[1]

Episode list

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
1	1	"We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower"[2]	Chris Eyre	April 13, 2009
In 1621, Wampanoag leader Massasoit negotiates to provide help to the ailing Pilgrims from the Mayflower, on the brink of disaster, because he thinks this alliance will ensure protection for his tribe from the threatening Narragansett tribe. For the next fifty years, it will become more and more clear that Massasoit was wrong as continuing European immigration, widespread diseases and overuse of natural resources push the interaction between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims to war led by Metacomet, Massoit's son.
2	2	"We Shall Remain: Tecumseh's Vision"[3]	Ric Burns, Chris Eyre	April 20, 2009
In 1805, plains Indians in the Midwest were feeling the threat of westward expansion by white pioneers. Tecumseh, a member of the Shawnee tribe, used the growing worry of disparate tribes to bring them together into a confederacy with the common goal of saving their ancestral land. The dream of a separate Indian nation state would die along with Tecumseh when he was killed in battle in 1813.
3	3	"We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears"[4]	Chris Eyre	April 27, 2009
For many years, the Cherokee nation sought to gain respect from the United States Government by adapting Western-style religion, government and education in the hopes of receiving recognition of their ancestral land as a sovereign nation. On May 26, 1838, the United States Government had troops forcibly remove members of the Cherokee tribe from their land in the Southeastern US to Oklahoma. More than 4,000 people would die of disease and starvation along the way of the Trail of Tears.
4	4	"We Shall Remain: Geronimo"[5]	Dustinn Craig	May 4, 2009
Apache Geronimo and his fierce band of warriors refused to accept the expansion of the United States and Mexican into his tribe's land and earned the distinction of being one of the last major forces of Native American resistance before their eventual surrender in 1886. It earned Geronimo the distinction of being the most famous Native American of his time.
5	5	"We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee"[6]	Stanley Nelson	May 11, 2009
The American Indian Movement's last stand at Wounded Knee in 1973 brought attention to the desperate conditions of Indian reservation life when around 200 American Indians engaged in a 71 day stand off with the US government demanding redress for grievances, some dating back over 100 years.

References

1. Wertz, Jay. "We Shall Remain - Interview with Ric Burns and Chris Eyre". Historynet.com. (n.d.) Retrieved July 7, 2010.
2. "American Experience | We Shall Remain | After the Mayflower". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
3. "American Experience | We Shall Remain | Tecumseh's Vision". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
4. "American Experience | We Shall Remain | Trail of Tears". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
5. "American Experience | We Shall Remain | Geronimo". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.
6. "American Experience | We Shall Remain | Wounded Knee". PBS. Retrieved Dec 14, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• We Shall Remain at the Internet Movie Database