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Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds

Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds

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Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

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Inca Huacas

Inca Huacas

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Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on the Trail of Tears

Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on the Trail of Tears

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Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)

Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)

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Lidar Mapping

Lidar Mapping

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Mound 72

Mound 72

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The Governor’s Palace

The Governor’s Palace

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Extended Interview: Diana Magaloni on the Power of Pigments

Extended Interview: Diana Magaloni on the Power of Pigments

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Extended Interview: Burning a Forest to Revive a People

Extended Interview: Burning a Forest to Revive a People

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Aztec Resistance

Aztec Resistance

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Extended Interview: Evidence of the Comanche

Extended Interview: Evidence of the Comanche

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Native America

Totem Poles

Alan Hunt and Beau Dick share the real story of totem poles and the great cedar trees they are made from.
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Season 2 Episode 4
Language Is Life
Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.
Women Rule
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Season 2 Episode 3
Women Rule
Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.
Warrior Spirit
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Season 2 Episode 2
Warrior Spirit
Celebrate the spirit empowering combat, games and athleticism.
New Worlds
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Season 2 Episode 1
New Worlds
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration.
New World Rising
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Season 1 Episode 4
New World Rising
Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.
Cities of the Sky
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Season 1 Episode 3
Cities of the Sky
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
Nature to Nations
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Season 1 Episode 2
Nature to Nations
Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.
From Caves to Cosmos
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Season 1 Episode 1
Native America | From Caves to Cosmos
Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?
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