Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

1961
45min

In 1879, the American Indian lived under severe handicaps: having no legal status as a human being and with the requirement to stay on reservations. Defying the law, Ponca Chief Standing Bear leads his people off their disease-ridden reservation. Though they're captured, the Poncas are given three days to find a lawyer and find a legal way to become their own people once again.

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

Storyline

In 1879, the American Indian lived under severe handicaps: having no legal status as a human being and with the requirement to stay on reservations. Defying the law, Ponca Chief Standing Bear leads his people off their disease-ridden reservation. Though they're captured, the Poncas are given three days to find a lawyer and find a legal way to become their own people once again.
    Released
    23 October 1961
    Runtime
    45min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Desilu Productions
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