Film portrays Native American influence on Civil WarThough Native American participation in the U.S. Civil War is largely unknown, CSU professors and researchers said, tribes throughout the country had a significant impact on the war’s outcome. This

Though Native American participation in the U.S. Civil War is largely unknown, CSU professors and researchers said, tribes throughout the country had a significant impact on the war’s outcome. This idea was communicated to a crowd of about 35 students Tuesday through a showing of the History Channel’s documentary “Indian Warriors,” which illustrated the involvement of noted Native Americans — Stand Watie, John Ross and Ely Parker — who changed the course of the war, particularly in the West.