In the White Man's Image
Brief Synopsis
A documentary chronicling Captain Richard Pratt's attempt to "civilize" and assimilate American Indians in the late 1800s by establishing off-reservation boarding schools.
Cast & Crew
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Christine Lesiak
Director
Susan Beck
Voice
Pete Boughn
Voice
Wiley Harker
Voice
Janice Harlan
Voice
Mary Hill
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/17/91), The
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Kuon-Tv; Nebraska Educational Television Network; Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A documentary chronicling Captain Richard Pratt's attempt to "civilize" and assimilate American Indians in the late 1800s by establishing off-reservation boarding schools.
Director
Christine Lesiak
Director
Cast
Susan Beck
Voice
Pete Boughn
Voice
Wiley Harker
Voice
Janice Harlan
Voice
Mary Hill
Voice
Sabrina Hendricks
Voice
Jerry Longe
Voice
Ivan Naranjo
Voice
Wes Studi
Voice
Jean Wendl
Voice
Anna Romero
Sharon Brown
Colby Brown
Hershel Graber
Sid Byrd
Robert Utley
Henrietta Mann
Crew
Pat Andersen
Production Secretary
Pat Aylward
Additional Photography
John Beck
Steadicam Photography
George Burdeau
Advisor
Doug Carlson
Post-Production Editor
Foster Collins
Lighting Assistant
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer ("The American Experience")
Jim Deering
Videotape Editor ("The American Experience")
Marty Demontano
Photographs
Margaret Drain
Senior Producer ("The American Experience")
David Eubank
Assistant Camera
Nancy Farrell
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Jane Feinberg
Senior Researcher ("The American Experience")
Mary E Fenton
Videotape Editor ("The American Experience")
Kathy Gerhardt
Publicist ("The American Experience")
Steven Gottlieb
Location Audio
Duane Hale
Advisor
Ralph Hammack
Additional Photography
Mark Harms
Graphic Design
Karen Harvey
Special Thanks
Darin Henry
Production Assistant
Alan Houser
Special Thanks
Letty Hummel
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Matthew L Jones
Co-Producer
Alison Kennedy
Graphic Design ("The American Experience")
Art Kuhr
Scenic Design
Charles Kuskin
Series Theme ("The American Experience")
Kurt Labenz
Audio Mix
Tom Larson
Original Music
Larry Lecain
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Christine Lesiak
Writer
Christine Lesiak
Producer
Percy Logan
Additional Post-Production
Lonna Malmsheimer
Advisor
Henrietta Mann
Advisor
Bob Mccausland
Field Production ("The American Experience")
Alexandru Moscu
Editor
Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer ("The American Experience")
Eileen Mulvey
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Ronald C Naugle
Advisor
Janet Nearhood
Production Assistant
Jason Olivo
Special Thanks
George Osborn
Additional Photography
Chris Pullman
Graphic Design ("The American Experience")
Judith Quain
Staff Producer ("The American Experience")
Eric Rasmussen
Archival Footage
Harlan Reiniger
Post-Production ("The Americn Experience")
Anna Romero
Associate Producer
Larry Scheffield
Still Photographer
Ann Scott
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Christine Shen
Unit Manager ("The American Experience")
Michael Shepley
Publicist ("The American Experience")
Llewellyn Smith
Series Editor ("The American Experience")
Bob Starck
Production Assistant
Gary Steele
Director Of Photography
Perry Stoner
Additional Photography
Nancy S Svoboda
Archival Research
Wendy Thrasher
Archival Research
Bertha Toya
Production Assistant
Robert Trennert
Special Thanks
Jim Vitamvas
Additional Post-Production
Don Ward
Video Engineer
Adrienne Wollman
Project Administration ("The American Experience")
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/17/91), The
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Kuon-Tv; Nebraska Educational Television Network; Thirteen/Wnet
Technical Specs
Duration
60m