Atlanta International School
Humanities – Dances with Wolves Project
Rollins
DANCES WITH WOLVES
1990 C. KEVIN COSTNER, MARY McDONNELL 181 Min. PG13
This film offers an opportunity to consider the clash of cultures which occurred between
white European and Native born Americans as it was manifested in the plains Indian Wars
of the second half of the 19th Century.
Rewarded for his heroism during Seminar
Report topics should provide a
the Civil War, John Dunbar
Questioning
base for the discussion of the
requests an assignment on the
Sequence:
gradual White domination of
frontier.
the Great Plains and the
What fundamental
destruction of the Native
19:00
difference existed
American way of life and should
Dunbar arrives at a deserted
between the
lead to the seminar questioning
frontier fort.
concept of land use sequence concerning the
of White European
causes of this culture clash.
33:50
settlers with that of
 Indian policy before
Dunbar’s first contact with the
the Great Plains
1851
Sioux Indian Kicking Bird.
Indians?
 Indian policy 18511867
37:30
How did the intent
 Indian policy after
Sioux Tribal Council to discuss
of Federal land
1867
options for dealing with White
policies conflict
 Pike’s Peak gold
settlers.
with the intent of
rush
Federal Indian
 Chivington massacre
45:30
policies?
of 1865
Dunbar rides to the Sioux camp
 Chief Black Kettle
and first meets Stands with Fist.
What geographic
 Sioux War of 1865and economic
1867
54:40
factors militated
 Chief Red Cloud
Dunbar meets the Sioux Chiefs.
toward the
 The Fetterman
destruction of
Massacre of 1866
1:01:20
Native American
 Red River War of
Dream sequence in which Stands culture?
1869-1874
with Fist recalls the Pawnee
 The Black Hills gold
attack which killed her pioneer
rush of 1865
parents.
 Battle of The Little
Big Horn of 1876
1:06:40
 Chief Sitting Bull
Dunbar visits the Sioux
 Battle of Wounded
encampment and meets with
Knee of 1890
Kicking Bird.
 Chief Joseph’s
Rebellion of 1877
1:16:00
 Chief Crazy Horse
Dunbar is invited on the Buffalo
 Chief Geronimo
hunt.
 Homestead Act of
1864
 Timber Culture Act
1873
 The Desert Land Act
of 1867
 Railroad land policy
1850-1871
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Atlanta International School
Humanities – Dances with Wolves Project
Rollins