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Native America
Nature to Nations
Season 1
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Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy.
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Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.
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Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.
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Celebrate the spirit empowering combat, games and athleticism.
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Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration.
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Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.
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Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
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Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?