American Indian stories : spirited family adventures
(DVD)

Collective title from container.

"4 family movies"--Container.

The sign of the beaver based on the book by Elizabeth George Speare.

The sign of the beaver: Producer, Martin Katz ; teleplay by Gerald Dipego ; directed by Sheldon Larry.

The legend of Tillamook's gold: Produced by Richard A. Doyon and Jane Beaumont Hall ; screenplay by Jane Beaumont Hall and Richard A. Doyon ; directed by Jane Beaumont Hall.

WindRunner: Produced by David Anderson ; director, William Clark.

Spirit bear: Producers, Raymond Massey, Cheryl-Lee Fast ; written by Kent Staines ; directed by Stefan Scaini.

The sign of the beaver: Keith Carradine, Gordon Tootoosis, Annette O'Toole, Brendan Fletcher, Maury Chaykin, David Cubitt, William Lightning.

The legend of Tillamook's gold: Suzanne Marie Doyon, Brian McNamara, Julia Campbell, Brian Thompson.

WindRunner: Russell Means, Jason Wiles, Margot Kidder, Amanda Peterson, Jake Busey, Max Casella, Bruce Weitz.

Spirit bear: Mark Rendall, Graham Greene, Katie Stuart, Catherine Disher, Owen Rotharmel, Ed Begley Jr.

Collection of films related to the Native American experience. "The sign of the beaver" is the coming of age saga of a colonial family in uncharted 1768 Maine. In the adventure drama "The legend of Tillamook's gold", fourteen-year-old Julie finds an ancient coin on the beach and uncovers a Native American legend about a long-lost treasure. In the action-adventure drama "WindRunner", disappointed by his father's imprisonment, young Greg meets Wa Tho Huck, a Native American who causes things to change for the better. "Spirit bear" is the insipring coming of age true story of the boy who saved the endangered Spirit Bears.

Sign of the beaver. Based on the Newbery Honor Book by Elizabeth George Speare. Academy Award winner Keith Carradine (Nashville) and Annette OToole (Bridge to Terebithia) head an outstanding cast in this gripping coming of age survival saga in the tradition of My Side of the Mountain. A colonial family seeks a new life in the uncharted Maine wilderness in 1768. Their hopes, dreams, and survival as a family are put to the supreme test when Will, the father, is forced to leave his thirteen-year-old son, Matt (Brendan Fletcher), alone to protect their claim while Will returns home to retrieve the rest of his family and their belongings. Matt is eager to prove he is not just a boy, but loneliness, the threat of Indians, a menacing frontiersman (Maury Chaykin) and harsh conditions mark his dangerous vigil. He meets a young Penobscot Indian. Their distrust and hatred slowly turns into friendship that teaches Matt about survival, trust, understanding, and loyalty. The weeks pass into months, and winter approaches with no sign of Matts family, who have been hit by hardships and tragedy on their way to Maine. Matt must decide whether to wait for them as promised or take shelter with his new Indian friends

Legend of Tillamook's gold. Julie, a lonely fourteen-year-old, is in for the most amazing summer of her life when she finds an ancient coin on the beach and uncovers a local Native-American legend about a long-lost mountain treasure.

WindRunner. A young man in high school moves with his mother to a town in the U.S. Southwest where his father is serving time in a penitentiary. There, he is discriminated against by his peers because he is the son of a convict; this discrimination includes the football coach keeping him on the bench. He receives special training from the ghost of Jim Thorpe, a Native American football star.

Spirit bear. Simon Jackson fights to save the endagered Spirit Bear from extinction by going up against the foresting industry.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD; NTSC, region 0.

English language soundtrack.