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Language Is Life

Season 2 Episode 4
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Women Rule

Women Rule

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Warrior Spirit

Warrior Spirit

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New Worlds

New Worlds

Season 2 Episode 1
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From Caves to Cosmos

Native America | From Caves to Cosmos

Season 1 Episode 1
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Nature to Nations

Nature to Nations

Season 1 Episode 2
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Cities of the Sky

Cities of the Sky

Season 1 Episode 3
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New World Rising

New World Rising

Season 1 Episode 4
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Navajo Star Wars

Navajo Star Wars

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Going for Gold

Going for Gold

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Fashion Forever

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Native America

Haudenosaunee’s Legendary Founding

The Hiawatha wampum belt tells the story of the Haudenosaunee’s legendary founding and wampum’s power to heal. It tells of a warrior named Hiawatha who meets a prophet known as the Peacemaker. Together, with the help of Jigonsaseh, the first Clan Mother, they bring an end to war and create America’s first democracy.

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Language Is Life
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53:25
Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.
Women Rule
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53:15
Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.
Warrior Spirit
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53:25
Celebrate the spirit empowering combat, games and athleticism.
New Worlds
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Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration.
New World Rising
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Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.
Cities of the Sky
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Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
Nature to Nations
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Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.
From Caves to Cosmos
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Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?
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