Documentary filmmaker Burns sets Indy appearance
Documentary filmmaker and writer Ric Burns will give a free lecture at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Historical Society, Tuesday, Oct. 6. The presentation, based on his latest work, "Tecumseh, Native America and the other American Dream," will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Burns, whose credits include PBS's celebrated "The Civil War," completed the 90-minute documentary about famed warrior and politician Tecumseh as part of the five-part PBS series on the history of Native America, "We Shall Remain."
"Tecumseh, Native America and the other American Dream" chronicles the story of the Shawnee legend, from his birth in southwest Ohio, through the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, later confrontations with Indiana governor William Henry Harrison, through his death on the battlefield during the War of 1812.
"We Shall Remain," which debuted in early 2009, depicts the Native American resistance to expulsion from their lands and the extinction of their culture from the 1600s through the 1970s. In addition to Burns' film about Tecumseh, the series also includes the episodes "After the Mayflower," "Trail of Tears," "Geronimo," and "Wounded Knee."
Burns' appearance is free and open to the public. The Hanover College Capstone Speaker Series will sponsor the event, along with their Center for Free Inquiry and Rivers Institute.
Burns also will appear on the Hanover College campus, Monday, Oct. 5.
