The original cinematography was shot on Kodak's now discontinued film stock, Kodachrome, giving the picture the look and feel of a 1950's home movie.
A majority of the archival images come from the Florida State Archives in Tallahassee, Florida.
Koszulinski made numerous visits to the Florida Photographic Archives, ultimately viewing a majority of the 900 plus films in the collection.
Scott Camil, a Vietnam Veteran and founding member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, narrates the chapters pertaining to the Seminole Wars. Historians often refer to the Seminole Wars as America's "first Vietnam."
Osceola was a war leader and a member of the Miccosukee band of Indians. Lee Tiger, who is also a Miccosukee Indian, narrates the dialogue spoken by Osceola.