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Article: Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War (2005)
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- July 1, 2006
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Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War (2005)
In Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War, producers/ writers/directors Guy Perrotta and Charles Clemmons unravel the tribal complexities of the Algonquian people, expand on the English motivation, and use the historical events to illustrate broader themes of culture clash and religious misunderstanding. Most importantly, this docudrama tells events from divergent perspectives that illuminate the basic Native/European struggle: two very different peoples with two very different belief systems both vying for existence on the same piece of land.
The film opens with a general history of pre-European America and focuses primarily on Native ...