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Modoc Nation: An Untold Story of Survival

en 57m
Documentary
Outnumbered ten to one, Kintpuash led his people to take a stand against U.S. Army soldiers in 1872 to protect their land. For over a year, the Modocs tenaciously stood their ground in the California lava beds. In the end, four leaders of the Modoc tribe were tried and executed in front of their people – the only Native American leaders ever tried by the U.S. government for war crimes. The Modoc War survivors – 163 men, women, and children – were transported as prisoners of war on cattle cars to Oklahoma. This is the story of what happened to the Modoc warriors and their families after all was lost…

Director

Stephen Higginbotham

Editor

Wm. Smith III

Editor

Stephen Higginbotham

Writer

Joshua Blair

Music

Phil Larson

Executive Producer

Bill Smith

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Sextons Creek Productions

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