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"WESTWARD HO!": "INTO THE WEST" (2005)

posted by DR76

Below is my article about Hollywood's depiction about the westward migration via wagon trains in 19th century United States, as shown in "Manifest Destiny", the second episode of the 2005 television miniseries, "INTO THE WEST" :

"WESTWARD HO!": "INTO THE WEST" (2005)

I. Introduction

Steven Spielberg had served as executive producer for a miniseries about the history of the Old West, during a period that spanned from the mid-1820s to 1890-91. If this premise sounds familiar, it should. It bears a strong resemblance to the main plot for "HOW THE WEST WAS WON". Only the story for "INTO THE WEST"...

"INTO THE WEST" (2005) - Jacob Wheeler and the Awareness of Self

posted by DR76

"INTO THE WEST (2005) – JACOB WHEELER AND THE AWARENESS OF SELF"

Many people would usually consider the topic of Self Awareness when discussing New Age religions or Eastern mysticism. Characters from a TV Western miniseries seems like the last thing anyone would think of when discussing the meaning of Self. Yet, a major character led me to consider this very topic, while re-watching Steven Spielberg’s 2005 miniseries about two families – Lakota and western Virginia - called "INTO THE WEST".

"Self" has been described as the essential self or the core of an individual. A person who has learned...

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Lakota Names from Into The West

posted by rakshasa

Matȟó Ȟló - Growling Bear
Wíyaka Ská - White Feather, who is renamed
Pté Iyótaŋlapi - Loved By The Buffalo
Wakíŋyaŋ Tȟačháŋte Wiŋ - Thunder Heart Woman
Iyóyaŋpa Wí - (Margaret) Light Shines
Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka Waŋkátuya - (Abraham) High Wolf

Šúŋka Wičháȟpi - Dog Star
Šuŋǧaú - Brings Horse (Dog Star’s son)
Matȟó Ištíŋme - Sleeping Bear (Dog Star’s son)
Ziŋtkála Ská - White Bird (Sleeping Bear’s son)

Šuŋǧíla Íŋyaŋke - Running Fox
Kȟaŋǧí Ská - White Crow (Running Fox’s son)
Wahúkheza Lúta - Red Lance (White Crow’s first son)
Hó Kaȟwóke - Voices That Carry (White Crow’s second son)