Trail of Tears: Documentary Collection (2019) {DVD Review}

Reviewed by Jason Lockard

I have always been fascinated by the Native Americans society. In the early days of cinema they were depicted as blood thirsty savages, but nothing could be farther from the truth. A peaceful people who had their land was literally stolen from them. Heartbreaking.

In this new epic collection of documentaries from Mill Creek Entertainment entitled Trail of Tears. The Native Americans history, lives and hardships are explored. Let's take a look at what is included in this collection.

Disc One : Trail of Tears 
* Part 1 
* Part 2

Disc Two: Trail of Tears
* Black Indians
* Native American Healing
* Our Spirits Don't speak English

Disc Three: Native America: Voices from the Land
* Corn Dancers
* The Desert People
* Do we ant us To?
* Earthshapers
* Eskimos: Winter in Western Alaska
* The Excavation of Mound 7
* I will fight no more forever
* The Indian for a Change
* Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso
* Indian to Indian
* A Lesson in Archaeology
* Lewis and CLark
* Maxidiwia
* Miracle on the Mesa
* Canyon Voices

Disc Four: Native American Voices of the Land
* Native American Arts
* Navajo Canyon Country
* Nez Perce: Portrait of a People
* Pablita Velarde: An Artist and Her People
* Pecos
* People of the Macon Plateau
* Pueblo Heritage
* Santa Fe
* Seminoles of the Everglades
* Spanish Empire in the New World
* Spirit on the Earth
* Tahtonka
* A Voyage of Discovery
*  We Belong to the Land
*  White Fawn's Devotion
*  After the White Man Came
* Cataloochee- The Center of the World

As you can see this is an humongous collection of documentaries. Each one of these give the viewer and amazing insight into the America's Indigenous people. I was absolutely fascinated by this detail and the production quality of these documentaries. These award winning documentaries are narrated by legends like James Earl Jones, James Garner, Wes Studi, Greer Garson among others.

The documentaries in this collection are presented Trail of Tears documentaries are presented in widescreen format and in Dolby digital audio. They look and sound superb. While the Native American Voices of the Land documentaries are older and are presented in their original full screen format. Because of the age of these films there is some slight picture damage, but nothing that should be a problem for the viewer. 

As a documentary film fan and a film fan in general. I am absolutely stoked to have this in my collection.

This DVD set presents all 32 documentaries on on 4 discs and as a special bonus you get  them on digital as well through the Mil Creek Entertainment digital service. To enjoy them anywhere you simply sign up for a free account at watch.millcreekent.com and redeeming the code you can login on your computer, smart phone or your Roku devices and watch these documentaries anywhere anytime.

So if you are as fascinated by the Native American tribes as I am this huge documentary series is a must add to your collection. Head over to MillCreekEnt.com and pick up your copy today.



Moral Rating: Some Adult Themes
Audience: Families
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Length: 14 hour 23 minutes
DVD Released: 2019
DVD Rating: A-