Artist's rendition of the Missouri River with Fort Mandan on the hilltop.

Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country: Two Hundred Years of American History  was organized by the Newberry Library, Chicago, in partnership with the American Library Association.  The traveling exhibition is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life.  Other major funding has come from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Sara Lee Foundation is the lead corporate sponsor; Ruth C. Ruggles and the National Park Service provided additional support. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Newberry Library to mark the 200th anniversary of Lewis and Clark’s expedition.

Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country  Related Films and Videos ...

Each library wishing to show films or videos related to “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” to the public must themselves arrange for public performance rights (PPR)

There are not many theatrical films available about Lewis and Clark in the Indian Country, but there are a number of documentaries.  Libraries which find other films related to the topics of the exhibit are asked to post them to the project discussion list, lewisandclark@ala.org

Documentaries:

Look for publicity about an HBO 10-hour miniseries produced by National Geographic Films, Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, based on Stephen Ambrose’s book Undaunted Courage.  The series is scheduled for broadcast in 2008. ALA will alert the discussion list to project updates.

Lewis & Clark—The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997).  Directed by Ken Burns; starring Adam Arkin and Hal Holbrook.  Four hours.  Available in DVD and video from many sources, including PBS Home Video. Web site: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

Lewis & Clark—Great Journey West. National Geographic/Warner (2002).  100 minutes (some sources say 40 minutes?)  Available in DVD from many sources.  Web site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/movie.html

The Journey of Sacajawea.  Idana Films (2003).  Lewis and Clark from a Native American perspective.  60 minutes. Available from PBS Home Video. http://www.shoppbs.org/sm-pbs-the-journey-of-sacagawea-dvd--pi-1731941.html

“The Trail” --The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Directed by Robin D. Williams (1996).  Focuses on the places Lewis and Clark visited along the trail.  88 minutes.  Available in video only.  See web site http://www.adventurecinema.com/rw/lewisclark/index.html

Lewis and Clark, Explorers of the New Frontier.  A&E Biography (2000). 50 minutes. This film is reviewed as good for descriptions of Indian relations.  Available on DVD from many sources. http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=71053

Theatrical Films:

The Far Horizons.  Paramount (1955). Stars Fred MacMurray (Lewis), Charlton Heston (Clark) and Donna Reed (Sacajawea!). Filmed in Grand Teton National Park.  This film would need interpretation from a historian.

 

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