Native America

Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country.

Episodes

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    Language Is Life

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    Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.
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    Women Rule

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    Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.
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    Warrior Spirit

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    Celebrate the spirit empowering combat, games and athleticism.
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    New Worlds

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    Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration.
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    New World Rising

    S1 Ep4 |
    Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.
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    Cities of the Sky

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    Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
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    Nature to Nations

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    Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.
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    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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    Make Ohlone Salad

    Make a salad of all Native greens from the oak woodlands.
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    Discover Cherokee Bean Bread

    Learn how to make this staple dish, which is part of nearly every meal in a Cherokee home.
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    Learn How To Make Sumac Lemonade

    Sumac berries lend themselves for a lemony-earthy flavored spice or in a beverage.
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    A Gift of Corn to the Choctaw

    Choctaw traditions link their mounds with their ancestors, corn, and the sky.
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    Haudenosaunee’s Legendary Founding

    The Hiawatha wampum belt tells the story of the Haudenosaunee’s legendary founding.
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    Hopi Origin Story

    Many Native American peoples share a belief that they emerged from the earth.
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    Inca Origins

    A temple at the center of Cuzco, Peru, marks the place of Inca origins.
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    The Comanche and the Horse

    The Comanche adapt the horse as a powerful ally in the fight to protect their way of life.
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    The Teotihuacan Fire Ceremony

    The gods gather in Teotihuacan to sacrifice themselves in order to create the world.

About Native America

Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country. This four-part Native directed series reveals the beauty and power of today’s Indigenous world. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century.

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