Modoc Nation: An Untold Story of Survival

57 min · Documentary

Outnumbered ten to one, Kintpuash led his people to take a stand against U.S. Army soldiers in 1872 to protect their land. For over a year, the Modocs tenaciously stood their ground in the California lava beds. In the end, four leaders of the Modoc tribe were tried and executed in front of their people – the only Native American leaders ever tried by the U.S. government for war crimes. The Modoc War survivors – 163 men, women, and children – were transported as prisoners of war on cattle cars to Oklahoma. This is the story of what happened to the Modoc warriors and their families after all was lost…

Directed by Stephen Higginbotham · Written by Joshua Blair