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The Indian Wars

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.

Release DateAugust 1, 1914
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Indian Wars
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Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesCol. Wm. F. Cody Historical Picture Co.The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company