BBC, was Comedies

[Guest guest]

So, those on that side of the pond, how good is Caledonian TV at doing

documentaries? Are they pretty accurate or do they manipulate to suit their

own agenda?

 

Reason for the question is below. If they are good, then you might want to

watch when they show what they just filmed. If not, that's too bad.

 

Lynda

 

Center

 

 

Cherokee Nation News Release

(918) 456-0671, Ext. 2210 FAX (918)458-5580

Cherokee Nation Director of Communications

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June 8, 2005

 

 

BBC Scotland Films Documentary at Cherokee Heritage Center

 

A BBC Scotland Television Crew spent a day filming and conducting interviews

at the Cherokee Heritage Center for an upcoming documentary on John Ross.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith was one of many people

interviewed about Cherokee history and culture

 

PARK HILL, Okla. - Caledonia TV, a British Broadcasting Company of Scotland,

visited the Cherokee Heritage Center Friday, June 3, to capture footage for

their upcoming documentary on John Ross and the Five Civilized Tribes during

his lifetime. The documentary, titled " Chief Braveheart, " is a historical

documentary about Ross who was chief of the Cherokee Indians during the most

tumultuous 40 years of the tribe's history.

 

The four-person camera crew interviewed Chief Chad Smith of the Cherokee

Nation, Cherokee Heritage Center Executive Director Richard A. Fields, and

Ancient Village interpreter Robert Lewis for their one-hour documentary. The

crew also filmed numerous attractions at the Cherokee Heritage Center

covering everything from Cherokee history and culture before European

contact to the current state of the Cherokee Nation.

 

Caledonia TV specializes in productions such as documentaries, factual

entertainment, history, science, current affairs, arts and education and

children's programs. For more information on the stations productions, visit

www.caledonia-tv.com. While editing for " Chief Braveheart " is to be

completed by the first of November, the documentary is not yet scheduled to

air.

 

Every year, numerous people visit the Cherokee Heritage Center, in the

foothills of the Ozark Mountains, to learn more about Cherokee history and

culture. The center is home to the Ancient Village, Adams Corner Rural

Village, the Trail of Tears exhibit, the Cherokee National Museum, the

Cherokee Family Research Center, Cherokee Heritage Tours and the Tsa La Gi

Amphitheater, which was named one of America's most beautiful outdoor

theater venues. The center is devoted to the preservation and promotion of

Cherokee history and culture through more than 30 annual events, two

competitive art shows, various attractions and the highly-acclaimed " Trail

of Tears " drama. The wide variety of activities offered help the Cherokee

Heritage Center reach its goal of becoming the best, and most visited,

tribally specific educational facility in the world.

 

To learn more about the Cherokee Heritage Center, call (918) 456-6007 or

visit the Web site at www.cherokeeheritage.org.