How the West Was Lost (1993)

The history of 19th-century America is the story of struggles between settlers moving west and Native Americans trying to hold on to their ancestral territories. The clash between lifestyles and land rights forged a new land and unified an American culture, but in the process a venerable way of life was destroyed. Follow the Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, and Nez Perc as they fight to keep their homelands.

• First Air Date: 1993-05-16
• Last Air Date: 1995-05-21
• Total Seasons: 2
• Total Episodes: 13
• Episode Runtime: 45 min.
• Network: Discovery
• Director: Chris Wheeler