Lewis And Clark And Us
First Aired Thursday, June 22, 2006
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Credit: George Sibley
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Two hundred years after Lewis and Clark explored the west, many of their assumptions and attitudes continue to shape the way Americans think about land and natural resources.
Credit: George Sibley
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This film looks at some people who know and love the land -- Native Americans, scientists, scholars and "regular folks," and explores the ideas and ideals of America's frontier as they are today. Credit: George Sibley
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Historians have spent a lot of time reconstructing what the Lewis and Clark expedition did, but what the explorers and their contemporaries thought has arguably had even greater impact on Twenty-first Century America. "Lewis and Clark and US" considers that other legacy -- and how it continues to shape the problems and promise of America. Credit: George Sibley