Great Divide Pictures

It’s not just about who we were then.
It’s about who we are Now. Narrated by Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), this award-winning 5-hour series focusing on the war in the Western Theater, premiered nationwide on public television in April 2014.

Through compelling reenactments, stunning HD views of the northern plains and a haunting soundtrack by Peter Kater, “Triumph and Tragedy” breaks down the complexities of an iconic American story and offers a fresh, insightful and emotional treatment of the battlefield one historian refers to as”ground zero of the Indian wars.”

This film explores the remarkable achievements of the Ancient Sonoran Desert People, highlighting their ingenuity to transform from hunter/gatherers to desert farmers; and shows how Casa Grande Ruins is considered to be sacred by modern day tribes.

Narrated by actor Adam Beach, this 23-minute film tells the story of the North American fur trade through the eyes of a modern day Ojibwe who proudly recounts the stories of his ancestors.